Naples and Sicily 1819 10 tornesi

from the Stack's Bowers 2017 ANA sale, lot 21126

This specimen was lot 21126 in Stack's Bowers ANA Auction (Denver, CO, August 2017), where it sold for $2,232.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ITALY. Naples & Sicily. 10 Tornesi, 1819. PCGS MS-64 BN Secure Holder. Five pointed star facing down, rounded points. Sharply struck with a bold portrait. Lovely mahogany hues with mint orange highlights around the legends and devices." This the first and only issue of this denomination by this ruler after Ferdinand's restoration. The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies was annexed to Italy in 1860 but remains poor, backward and corrupt.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 31.19 g, copper, 39 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-290; Gig-15; Mont-605.

Sources:

• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2017 Denver ANA Auction: Ancients, Selections from The Richard Stuart Collection & World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.

Link to:

• 1818 10 grana
• 1825 10 tornesi
• Coins and currency dated 1819
• return to coins of Italy, Naples & Sicily