Naples and Sicily 1839 10 grana KM-328

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck 1838-48 and is supposedly common in circulated condition. Ten grana = 1/12 of a piastra. A younger head of the king (KM 323) was also used in 1839; it is slightly scarcer.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.29 g, 0.833 fine silver, 18.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 328.

Sources:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

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