Truculente Medal, Italy, 17th Century: Frederick Barbarossa And Beatrice

I was fortunate enough to discover this Belgian numismatic publication, which, after a few years of waiting, provides me with the necessary explanation for this incredible conspiracy medal:
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/catalogues/pdf/1882_30.pdf
“Satirical medal of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa and Empress Beatrice. This medal, probably of Florentine origin from the late 17th century, is made of cast bronze, 52 millimeters in diameter, and depicts on the obverse the bust of the emperor in armor, wearing an Italian-style helmet and facing right, with the legend FED .iENûB . IMP . and on the reverse, Empress Beatrice, wearing a radiate crown and seated on a mule; the empress's head is turned towards the mule's, and a Milanese nobleman is trying to remove a fig from the animal's rear end with his mouth.” The legend is ECeO.
It was the chronicler Albert Krantz who first recounted, in 1004, in the Stueonia (1), the story to which this medal relates.
Feel free to explore the historical continuation of this hoax.
Our medal is slightly different in dimensions: 49mm x 7mm, weight: 71g.
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