ITALY. Kingdom of Sicily. Peter I (III of Aragon) and Constance, 1282-1285. Pierreale (Gold, 4.36 g, 12 h), Messina. +XPS.VINCIT.XPS.REGNAT.XPS.IMPAT around +COSTA.DEI.GRA.ARAG.SICIL.REG Eagle standing left, with spread wings and head to right. Rev. +SUMMA.POTENCIA.EST.IN DEO. around +.P.DEI.GRA.ARAG.SICIL.REX Shield bearing the arms of Aragon. MEC 756 var. Friedberg 654. Spahr 1 var. A superb piece, toned and particularly attractive. Good extremely fine.
From the Anthemion collection, USA..
Constance, daughter of King Manfred of Sicily, was born in 1249 and married the ten-years older Peter III of Aragon in 1262 when she was still a child. This effectively made Peter an heir of the Hohenstaufens and he was able to put this connection to good use when Sicily rose against Charles of Anjou in 1282. Thanks to the diplomacy of John of Procida, the long-time Hohenstaufen counselor, Peter was asked to accept the kingship of Sicily and did so, thus ushering in a series of wars that lasted until 1302. On this coin the types are those of the eagle of the Hohenstaufens (taken from the Augustale of Frederick II) and the arms of Aragon.
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