View source for Sicily (1533-38)-IP 1/2 tari

[[Image:SB125-39046o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 39046]]
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This specimen was lot 39046 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $288. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Italy|ITALY]]. [[Italy, Naples & Sicily|Sicily]]. 1/2 Tari, ND (ca. 1533-38)-IP. Messina Mint. Carlo V (Charles I of Spain). NGC AU-55." While this coin matches the images shown in Numista for the half taris of Charles V, the weight is double the specification. This type also comes dated. Charles spent much time in Italy, where his soldiers sacked Rome in 1527, but we don't think he ever visited Sicily.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 1.35 g, silver, 17 mm diameter, this specimen 2.93 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM MB42, MIR-281.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

''Links to:''
* [[Naples (1528-46)-R tari KM-MB59]] Charles V
* [[Sicily (1534) 2 tari]]
* [[Sicily 1539-IP 2 tari]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1533]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale]]