Naples and Sicily (1519-56) scudo d'oro Fr-836

Stack's Bowers 2022 ANA sale, lot 36192

This specimen was lot 36192 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $780. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ITALY. Naples & Sicily. Scudo d'Oro, ND (1519-56). Naples Mint. Charles V of Spain. PCGS Genuine--Scratch, AU Details." We don't know the specification for the Neapolitan scudo, but the Papal scudo d'oro was lighter and baser than the Venetian ducat but matched the Florentine florin. We attribute this to Naples and Sicily as Charles' title of king of Sicily is mentioned on the coin.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.28-3.38 g, gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-836.

Source:

• 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

Link to:

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