Sicily 1799-JU I 12 tari Dav-1425
This specimen was lot 36201 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Sicily. 12 Tari, ND (1799-1804)-JU I. Ferdinand III. PCGS VF-35." Ferdinand IV was the third son of Charles III, king of Spain 1759-88 and the younger brother of Charles IV. This scarce type of 1799-1804 normally comes dated; this example's date is illegible because of heavy adjustment marks. We have arbitrarily assigned this to 1799 as that is the most common date. Davenport catalogs the 1801-04 dates as Dav-163. The twelve tari was last struck in 1810. The coinage of Naples and Sicily were finally unified in 1815.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 26.8-27.3 g, 0.833 fine silver, 38-39 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Dav-1425, Mont-269, KM-239.
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