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1 Imperial Denaro - Commune In name of Frederick, trifles
| Issuer | Milan (Italian States) |
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| Year | 1230-1250 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Reverse lettering | * FREDERICVS I * P * R * T (Translation: Emperor Frederick) |
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Milan's communal government struck these denari in the name of Frederick II while maintaining de facto autonomy — a political fiction both sides found convenient. The emperor was occupied with his wars against the Lombard League's successor cities and had little appetite to enforce imperial prerogatives over the mint directly. The term "trifles" in the designation reflects later numismatic classification of the smaller, debased communal issues distinguishable from the heavier imperial series, not any contemporary contempt for the coin.