Naples and Sicily 1847 5 grana

Stephen Album sale 38, lot 3504

This specimen was lot 3504 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NAPLES & SICILY: Ferdinando II, 1830-1859, AR 5 grana, 1847, light obverse adjustment marks, beautiful multicolored tone, Unc." This type is recorded for 1836-38 and 1844-47. The early dates are common, the later dates are scarce. This smallest silver denomination was last issued in 1855.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a scarce date.

Specification: 1.15 g, 0.833 fine silver, 16.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-326, Mont-973.

Source:

• 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.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

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