SICILY Coins
Tornese: Coin Denomination of the Two Sicilies
Illustrated Specimen Details: Copper 1 Tornese Example Specimen: 1 tornese, 1840 (Kingdom of the Two Sicilies) Authority: Issued under Ferdinand II (Ferdinando Carlo), who reigned as King of the Two Sicilies from 1830-1859. Th…
Pierreale: coin of the Kingdom of Sicily (Italy)
Illustrated Specimen Details: Pierreale Example Specimen: 1 pierreale, 1355-1377 — Kingdom of Sicily (Italy) This silver pierreale was minted during the reign of Frederick IV the Simple (Federico), King of Sicily. The obverse l…
Follaro: coin from Kingdom of Sicily; 1/72 tari
FOLLARO: COIN OF SICILY (ITALY) Follaro, 1166-1189: Kingdom of Sicily The coin is made in the Arab-Norman style: echoes of the expulsion of the Arabs by the Normans from the island of Sicily. The obverse legend is in Latin, while the reverse is in …
Pentonkion: coin of Messina (Sicily, Ancient Greece)
PENTONKION: COIN OF MESSINA (SICILY) Pentonkion, 3rd century BC: Messina (Sicily, Ancient Greece) The Mamertines (Latin "Mamertini") were mercenaries of Italian origin who had been hired by Agathocles (Tyrant of Syracuse and self-proclaim…
Picciolo: coin from Kingdom of Sicily (Italy)
PICCIOLO: COIN OF SICILY 3 picciolo, 1556-1598: Kingdom of Sicily (Italy) ND (no date: on ancient, old coins the date was often not indicated — usually the dating is performed according to the historical period of the ruler, during the years of who…
Litra: coin of Syracuse (Sicily, Ancient Greece)
LITRA: COIN OF SYRACUSE Litra, 405-367 BC: Syracuse, Sicily Sicily — the largest and most populous island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the regions of the modern Italy. From the 7th century BC Sicily was colonized by settlers from Carthage an…