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This specimen was lot 937 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $180. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Italy, Naples & Sicily|NAPLES]]: Ferdinando II, 1830-1859, AE 5 tornesi, 1845, small reverse scratch, extremely rare key date, F-VF." This type was struck 1841-45 and is scarce in choice condition. This was a little used denomination. King Ferdinando (nicknamed "king Bomba" after he ordered the navy to bombard Messina during a revolt) was not universally beloved.

''Recorded mintage'': unknown.

''Specifications'': 15.59 g, copper, 32 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-349, Cr-147a.

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''
* 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.
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, ''Auction 55, featuring Selections from the Swamperbob Gurney Collection of Cap & Ray 8 Reales, the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins and the 1914 Collection of World Coins,'' Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2026.

''Links:''
* [[Naples and Sicily 1831 5 tornesi|1831 5 tornesi]]
* [[Naples and Sicily 1846 10 grana|1846 10 grana]]
* [[Naples and Sicily 1846 20 grana|1846 20 grana]]
* [[Naples and Sicily 1845 3 ducati Fr-869|1845 3 ducati]]
* [[Naples and Sicily 1846 60 grana KM-351|1846 60 grana, middle bust]]
* [[Naples and Sicily 1846 120 grana Dav-174|1846 piastra]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1845]]

[[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 55]]

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