Naples and Sicily 1750-MMR 60 grana

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Aureo sale 232, lot 2311

The specimen shown was lot 2311 in Aureo y Calicó sale 232 (Barcelona, March 2011), where it sold for 50 euros (about US$83 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"1750. Nápoles. MMR. 60 grana. BC/BC+. (Sixty grana of 1750, Naples mint. Very Good.)"

As 120 grana constituted one piastra or dollar, sixty grana was about half a dollar. This type was struck 1750-54 while Charles, future king of Spain, was king of Naples.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM C22, Vti. 139.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Gigante, Fabio, Gigante 2016: Catalogo Nazionale delle Monete Italiano Dal '700 All'Euro, 24a ed. Varese, Italy, 2015.
  • Montenegro, Eupremio, Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed., Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2011.

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