View source for Naples and Sicily (16)79-ACA L grano

[[Image:JE150-1577.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 150, lot 1577]]

This specimen was lot 1577 in Jean Elsen sale 150 (Brussels, March 2022), where it sold for €60 (about US$80 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ITALIE, NAPLES, Charles II (1665-1700), AR grano, 1679L. D/ B. cuir. à d. R/ Ecu couronné. Très Beau.'' ([[Italy]], [[Italy, Naples & Sicily|kingdom of Naples]], Charles II, 1665-1700, silver grano of 1679. Obverse: armored bust right; reverse: crowned arms. Very Fine.)"</blockquote> The SCWC notes that 120 grani = 12 carlini = six tari = one piastra, where a piastra is roughly equal to a peso. This type was struck 1677-83, all with two digit dates.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 9 g, copper, 30 mm diameter; this specimen 8,88 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 102, P.& R. 54. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 150: Collection J.F.L. Blankenberg, Monnaies de l'Orient Latin'', Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.

''Link to:''
* [[Sicily 1651-IP PP 4 tari|1651 4 tari]]
* [[Sicily 1664-DG V tari|1664 tari]]
* [[Naples and Sicily 1684-AGA tari|1684 tari]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1679]]

[[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 150]]