View source for Naples 1810 12 carlini Dav-166

[[Image:Naples 1810 12 carlini Sincona 11-1828.jpg|600px|thumb|Sincona sale 11, lot 1828]]
[[Image:Naples SB117-6835o.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Stack's Bowers 2017 NYINC sale, lot 6835]]
[[Image:Naples SB117-6835r.jpg|300px|thumb]]

The first specimen was lot 1828 in Sincona sale 11 (Zürich, May 2013), where it sold for 1,500 CHF (about US$1,857 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ITALIEN Neapel - Sizilien Gioacchino Murat, 1808-1813. 12 Carlini 1810. Fast vorzüglich.'' (kingdom of the Two Sicilies, Joachim Murat, 1808-13, twelve carlini of 1810, nice extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The second specimen was lot 6835 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2017), where it sold for $763.75. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "[[Italy|ITALY]]. Kingdom of Naples. 12 Carlini (Piastra), 1810. PCGS AU-53 Secure Holder. Legend ends with 'SICIL'. Nicely struck with lovely multicolored tone showing hues of blue and red. Ex: Stack's December 9-10, 1992, Lot # 4250." After the collapse of the Parthenopean Republic in 1799, king Ferdinand was restored. French troops returned in 1805 and Napoleon's brother Joseph was installed as king (see [[Naples 1808 120 grana Dav-165|Dav-165]]). In 1808, he was called away to be king of Spain and one of Napoleon's generals, Joachim Murat, assumed the throne. This twelve carlini was issued 1809-10 before the coinage was decimalized 1810-13 (see [[Naples 1813 5 lire Dav-167|Dav-167]]). King Ferdinand was restored in 1815.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 27.53 g, 0.833 fine silver, the first specimen 27.54 g.

''Catalog reference:'' Pag 46. KM-250; Gig-2b; Mont-417, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Davenport-166]]. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. 
* Fabrizi, Davide, ''Monete Italiane Regionale: Napoli,'' Pavia: Edizioni Numismatica Varesi, 2010.
* Gigante, Fabio, ''Gigante 2016: Catalogo Nazionale delle Monete Italiano Dal '700 All'Euro, 24a ed.'' Varese, Italy, 2015.
* Montenegro, Eupremio, ''Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed.,'' Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes, Auction 11,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2013. 
* <sup>[2]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''The January 2017 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Richard Stuart Collection,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2016.

''Link to:''
* [[Naples 1809 12 carlini Dav-166]]
* [[Naples 1810 3 grana|1810 3 grana, restrike]]
* [[Naples 1810 3 grana KM-254|1810 3 grana, date above wreath]]
* [[Naples 1810 40 franchi|1810 40 franchi]]
* [[Naples 1813 5 lire Dav-167|1813 5 lire]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1810]]
* return to coins of [[Italy, Naples & Sicily]]

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