Naples and Sicily 1756-IA MM 9 cavalli
This specimen was lot 1620 in Jean Elsen sale 162 (Brussels, June 2025), where it sold for €130 (about US$180 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIE, NAPLES, Charles III de Bourbon (1734-1759), AR 9 cavalli, 1756. D/ B. cuir. à d., les cheveux longs. R/ Valeur 9 dans un cartouche orné, entre M-M. Rare. (Italy, kingdom of Naples, Charles III of Bourbon, 1734-59, silver nine cavalli of 1756. Obverse: armored bust right with long hair; reverse: value in an ornate cartouche. Rare, Very Fine.)"
This type was struck 1756-57 and was worth 1/160 of a piastra.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.7 g, copper, 25 mm diameter, this specimen 4,80 g.
Catalog reference: KM 166 (formerly KM C3), P.R. 56; M.I.R. 345.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 162: Collection Jacques Druart, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.
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