Naples 1715-IM MFA tari
This specimen was lot 1228 in Sincona sale 76 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 300 CHF (about US$364 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALY | Naples / Sicily. Carlo III. 1707-1734. Tari 1715, Napoli. Gutes vorzüglich. NGC AU58. Feine Patina. (Italy, kingdom of Naples and Sicily, Charles III, 1707-34, tari of 1715, Naples mint. Good extremely fine, Nicely toned.)"
The Spanish ruled Naples and Sicily as part of the Aragonese inheritance from the end of the fifteenth century until the death of Charles II in 1700. The Austrian pretender Charles III captured Naples while Philip V maintained his rule in Sicily until 1713, when he surrendered it to the duke of Savoy. That duke traded the island for Sardinia in 1720; only then did the Austrians reunite Naples and Sicily. The archduke had by then given up his claim to Spain and mounted the throne of the Holy Roman Empire. However, the Spanish recaptured Naples and Sicily in 1734 and held it until the coming of Napoleon. This type was struck 1715-18 and 1731 and this is the only common date. Six tari made a piastra.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.32-4.40 g, silver, 25 mm diameter, this specimen 4.34 g.
Catalog reference: KM 133, MIR 324/1. Pannuti/Riccio 13 a.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Fabrizi, Davide, Monete Italiane Regionale: Napoli, Pavia: Edizioni Numismatica Varesi, 2010.
- Montenegro, Eupremio, Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed., Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 76, The Annemarie and Gerd Köhlmoos Collection, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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