Naples (1554-98) tari

Goldberg sale 128, lot 1990

This specimen was lot 1990 in Goldberg sale 128 (Los Angeles, June 2022), where it sold for $90. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Italian States: Naples. Tari, ND. Philip II, 1554-98. Bust left, monogram in field. Reverse: Crowned arms. NGC graded Extremely Fine Detail (Mount Removed)." The portrait is of Philip II of Spain. The Spanish Hapsburgs ruled Naples and Sicily as part of their Aragonese inheritance from the death of Ferdinand the Catholic in 1517 until the death of Charles II in 1700. One tari was twenty grana and twelve tari made a piastra.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.98 g, silver, this specimen 5.80 g.

Catalog reference: CNI-62.

Source:

• Fabrizi, Davide, Monete Italiane Regionale: Napoli, Pavia: Edizioni Numismatica Varesi, 2010.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Vera Liu, Goldberg Sale 128: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.

Link to:

• (1554-98) mezzo carlino
• Naples (1556-67)-IBR VP carlino Philip II
• Naples 1575-GR VP tari
• (1554-56)-IBR silver mezzo ducato Philip II
• (1556-98)-IBR VP silver mezzo ducato
• (1556-98)-GR VP silver mezzo ducato
• Naples (1556-98) ducato Dav-8315
• Naples and Sicily 1622-MCC tari
• Coins and currency dated 1554