Sicily 1624-IP 4 tari
This specimen was lot 45175 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $432. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Sicily. 4 Tari, 1624-IP. Philip IV. PCGS AU-50 Gold Shield. A crudely struck but well detailed coin, better than average for roundness and visibility of the peripheral legends. The surfaces are toned a medium gray, with a few patches of bright metallic luster." The portrait is of Philip IV 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. Four tari equaled one third of a piastra. This type is listed for 1621-65.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.20-10.55 g, silver.
Catalog reference: KM-21.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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