Naples 1718-GBA tari
This specimen was lot 1197 in Aureo y Calicó sale 447 (Barcelona, March 2025), where it sold for 130 € (about US$170 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "1718. Carlos III, Pretender. Naples. 1 tari. Scarce. MBC [very 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. Naples was awarded to Austria in 1714 while Sicily went to Savoy. The duke of Savoy was forced to trade Sicily for Sardinia in 1720 and the the two Sicilies were again united. However, the Austrians were not to hold it for long, as the Spanish returned and reconquered it for Charles, the younger son of Philip V, in 1734. The Charles depicted here is Charles VI of Austria, who died in 1740. Six tari = one piastra. This type was struck 1715-18 with a later small issue in 1731.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.39 g, 0.833 fine silver, 25 mm diameter, this specimen 4.11 g.
Catalog reference: KM 133, Vti. unlisted, MIR. 324/3.
- Fabrizi, Davide, Monete Italiane Regionale: Napoli, Pavia: Edizioni Numismatica Varesi, 2010.
- Gigante, Fabio, Gigante 2016: Catalogo Nazionale delle Monete Italiano Dal '700 All'Euro, 24a ed. Varese, Italy, 2015.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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 Numismatica 447, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2025.
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