Naples (1285-1302) saluto
This specimen was lot 1581 in Jean Elsen sale 162 (Brussels, June 2025), where it sold for €280 (about US$388 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIE, NAPLES, Charles II d'Anjou (1285-1309), AR salut d'argent (carlino), 1285-1302. D/ Écu parti de Jérusalem et de France. R/ L'Annonciation à la Vierge. Entre l'Archange et Marie, un lis dans un vase. Belle patine. (Italy, kingdom of Naples, Charles II of Anjou, 1285-1309, silver saluto or carlino, circa 1285-1302. Obverse: impaled arms of Jerusalem and France; reverse: the Annunciation; between the archangel and Mary, a lily in a vase. Nice patina, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
This denomination was introduced by Charles d'Anjou as part of a monetary reform which included the saluto d'oro. This is an issue of his son, Charles II, which became known as the carlino. Charles II was a captive of the Aragonese when his father died and did not obtain his freedom until 1289. The Angevins ruled in Naples (but not Sicily) until the death of Charles' great-granddaughter, Joanna, in 1382.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.24 g, silver 24 mm diameter, this specimen 3,28 g.
Catalog reference: P.R. 2; M.E.C. XIV, 683.
- Fabrizi, Davide, Monete Italiane Regionale: Napoli, Pavia: Edizioni Numismatica Varesi, 2010.
- Grierson, Philip, Coins of Medieval Europe, London: B. A. Seaby Ltd., 1991.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 162: Collection Jacques Druart, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.
Link to:
- Naples (1277-85) saluto d'argento, Charles I
- Naples (1285-1309) salut d'or Fr-810, Charles II
- Naples (1303-09) gigliato, Charles II
- Coins and currency dated 1285