Lot 1360
Sale 129 · Important Australian, British, World, and Ancient Coins, Banknotes, and Medals
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Description
Italy, Kingdom of Naples, Charles II, as Count of Anjou and Provence, (1285-1309), silver carlino or gigliato, 25mm, (3.82 g), struck at Naples, after 1303, obv: +KAROL' SCD' DEI GRA IERL' ET SICIL' REX, king facing, seated on lion throne, rev. +HONOR REGIS IUDICIUM DILIGIT, cross fleury with fleur de lis in angles, (MEC 686, MIR 24, CNI 19, Pannuti-Riccio 3, Biaggi 1630). Nearly very fine, slightly bent, scarce.
Ex L.J. Sherwin Collection, acquired from Peter Brooks, Brisbane March 29, 1987.
It was this reverse which gave the coin the name "Gigliato", which became a very popular trading coin in Angevine controlled and influenced lands and in the eastern Mediterranean where it was heavily imitated.
- Estimate
- $150
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $140