Naples and Sicily 1832 120 grana Dav-172
This specimen was lot 42415 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $1,440. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Naples & Sicily (as the Two Sicilies). 120 Grana, 1832. Naples Mint. Ferdinando II. PCGS MS-63+. A lovely Mint State example with Superb surfaces far less chatted than one might expect given the grade, and bold details throughout. A piece that may even be a touch conservatively graded." This type was struck 1831-35 and is fairly common. A variety of the 1832 with an "R" next to the date indicates the coin was overstruck on 12 carlini of the Parthenopean Republic and of the Napoleonic period. The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies was annexed to Italy in 1860 but remains poor, backward and corrupt.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27.53 g, 0.833 fine silver, 37 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Dav-172; KM-309; Gig-55.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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