Naples 1715-MFA 1/2 ducato
This specimen was lot 204 in Áureo y Calicó sale 347 (Barcelona, March 2020), where it sold for €500 (about US$660 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"1715. Carlos III, Pretendiente. Nápoles. IM-MF/A. 1/2 ducado. Rayitas. Bella. Ex Áureo 03/05/2003, nº 2313. EBC-/EBC. (kingdom of Naples, Charles III, Naples mint, half ducato of 1715. Scratches, handsome, about extremely fine.)"
Charles II, the last Hapsburg king of Spain, was also king of Naples and Sicily. After his death the area passed out of the hands of the Spanish crown, only to be reconquered by them in the 1730's. In the interim, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor 1711-40, was also king of Naples 1715-34. This half ducato was struck 1715-16, 1731. The 1715 is the most common of the three dates but it is still scarce.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 12.25 g, silver, 34 mm diameter, this specimen 10,85 g.
Catalog reference: KM 134, Vti. unlisted, MIR. 322.
- 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]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Publica 347: Seleccion de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Áureo y Calicó, 2020.
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