Sicily 1733-CP SM tari
This specimen was lot 71285 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $100. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Naples & Sicily. Tari, 1733-CP SM. Palermo Mint. Charles III. PCGS EF-40. Lightly toned and rather pleasing for this charming minor, presenting only honest wear upon the high points." The numismatic history of the Austrian occupation of Sicily (1720-34) is obscure. In 1733, just before ceding the island to the Spanish Bourbon, the regime struck oncia argento, oncia oro, mezza piastra, 4 tari argento, 2 tari argento, this tari argento, mezzo tari argento and a cinquina argento. The tari had been struck in 1720-22 and this type was struck 1731-34. Charles III, the Bourbon, also struck tari in 1734-39 and 1754 which look very similar but are slightly lighter. He gave up his crown to become king of Spain on the death of his half brother, Ferdinand VI, in 1759.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.36-2.81 g, silver, 18-20 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-125, Mont-52.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Fabrizi, Davide, Monete Italiane Regionale: Napoli, Pavia: Edizioni Numismatica Varesi, 2010.
- Montenegro, Eupremio, Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed., Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
Link to:
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- 1734 oncia, Charles VI of Austria = oncia oro
- Naples 1734 piastra
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