Sicily 1610-DC 1/2 scudo
This specimen was lot 154 in Aureo sale 269 (Barcelona, July 2015), where it sold for €460 (about US$594 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"1610. Felipe III. Sicilia. DC. 1/2 escudo. Busto a izquierda. Escasa. MBC. (Sicily, Philip III, half scudo of 1610, bust to left, scarce, very fine.)"
The portrait is of Philip III of Spain. The Spanish Hapsburgs ruled Naples and Sicily as part of their Aragonese inheritance from the death of Ferdinand the Catholic in 1517 until the death of Charles II in 1700. Half a scudo was 7½ taris or five-eighths of a piastra. This type was struck 1610-12.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 14.66-15.76, silver, 33-35 mm diameter, this specimen 15,67 g.
Catalog reference: KM 14, Vti. 144, Cru.C.G. 4364 (plate coin), Ex Colección Crusafont, nº 1177.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Fabrizi, Davide, Monete Italiane Regionale: Napoli, Pavia: Edizioni Numismatica Varesi, 2010.
- [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Numismática, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2015.
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