1166 AD - 1189 AD

Follaro AE 15

SHH 1995

Parameter Obverse Reverse Notes Reference

1.10 g   14.8-16.0 mm   12:00 o'clock   VF REX W / SCǒS (Rex William secundus) within circular frame, <o> ornament above; +ORERATA IN VRBE M[ESS]ANE clockwise around. Arabic inscription in three lines (al-malik / Ghulyālim / al-thānī) within circular frame; arabic inscription (bi-amr al-malik al'muaẓẓam al-musta'izz) around. Mint of Messina. MEC 14/III 401/409; Spahr 119; Thomsen 2480; Varesi 38