Naples (1458-94) ducat Fr-819
This specimen was lot 4111 in Goldberg sale 41 (Beverly Hills, June 2007), where it sold for $5,290. The catalog description[1] noted,
"Naples. Ducat, ND. Mintmaster C, Jacopo Cotrugli or Cola Spinglli. Ferdinand I (of Aragon), 1458-1494. Obv: Crowned portrait right of Ferdinand. Leg: RECORDAT:MISERICORDIE.SV. Reverse: Crowned shield with arms. Leg: FERDINANDVS:D:G:R.SI:IE Exceptional quality and thus rare. NGC graded MS-63. Ferdinand ruled Naples for 46 years. Following him would be tumult for ten years until Ferdinand the Catholic returned the Aragonese to the city."
Ferdinand I (called Ferrante) was the illegitimate son of the king of Aragon but managed to claim and hold the kingdom of Naples during his lifetime. His death in 1494 attracted the attention of the king of France, who invaded Italy to press his claim to the throne. The resulting war devastated all of Italy and resulted in Spanish control of Naples after 1504. It was the beginning of the end of the Renaissance.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3.53 g, 21.92 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-819; CNI-pl.V,6 var; Biaggi-1669; Grierson-942; Pannuti-5.
- Fabrizi, Davide, Monete Italiane Regionale: Napoli, Pavia: Edizioni Numismatica Varesi, 2010.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Ira & Larry Goldberg, Goldberg sale 59: the pre-Long Beach Sale, Beverly Hills, 2010.
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