View source for Naples (1546-48)-A 1/2 carlino

[[Image:JE163-2013o.jpg|300px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 163, lot 2013]]
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This specimen was lot 2013 in Jean Elsen sale 163 (Brussels, November 2025), where it sold for €550 (about US$635 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ITALIE, NAPLES, Charles Quint (1516-1554), AR mezzo carlino, s.d. D/ B. couronné à d. En dessous, A. R/ Briquet étincelant. Fines griffes. Patine foncée.'' ([[Italy, Naples & Sicily|kingdom of Naples]], Charles V, 1516-54, undated silver half carlino. Obverse: crowned bust right, "A" below; reverse: sparking firesteel. Hairlines, nice patina, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"</blockquote> The "A" below the bust is for mintmaster Girolamo Albertino, who served 1546-48 and also struck carlini.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 1.50-1.65 g, silver, 19 mm diameter, this specimen is 1,47 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM MB73, P.R. 38a; M.I.R. 150/1. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Fabrizi, Davide, ''Monete Italiane Regionale: Napoli,'' Pavia: Edizioni Numismatica Varesi, 2010.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 163,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.

''Link to:''
* [[Naples (1528-46)-R carlino KM-MB57|(1528-46)-R carlino, Charles V, crowned bust, legend reverse]]
* [[Naples (1546-48)-A scudo d'oro Fr-835|(1546-48)-A scudo d'oro, Charles V]]
* [[Naples (1548-56)-IBR carlino KM-MB47|(1548-56)-IBR carlino, Charles V, laureate bust]]
* [[Naples and Sicily (1554-98) 1/2 carlino|(1554-98) ''mezzo carlino'', Philip II]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1546]]

[[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 163]]