FERDINAND THE CATHOLIC (1479-1516). Trionfo or Eagle. (Au. 3.48g/22mm). S/D Messina, Sicily. (MIR 237.5.var). Tail of the eagle in the form of a lis. Good Very Fine. very rare
One of the most outstanding iconographic elements of these coins is found on the reverse where you can see the Sicilian crowned eagle of Swabian origin (Conrad III was the first king of the Romans of the Hohenstaufen house) with the initials Poor. The initials correspond to Matteo Campagna, mint master, and incisore, of the Messina mint from 1467 to 1499, with a small interruption between 1476 and 1477 when he was replaced by Giovanni di Cardona.
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