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| − | This specimen was lot 1294 in Jean Elsen sale 111 (Brussels, December 2011), where it sold for 170 euro (about US$262 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ITALIE, NAPLES, Philippe III (1598-1621), AR 15 grana, 1618, Droit: B. cuirassé à gauche, une grande fraise au col. Revers: Un lion armé d'une épée dans un château à trois tours. Double frappe. Très Beau.'' (Italy, kingdom of Naples, Philip III of Spain (1598-1621), silver fifteen grana of 1618. Obverse: armored bust to left, large ruffed collar. Reverse: a lion bearing a sword above a castle with three towers. Double struck, very fine.)"</blockquote> This coin is about the right denomination and weight to be one eighth of a piastra. | + | This specimen was lot 1294 in Jean Elsen sale 111 (Brussels, December 2011), where it sold for 170 euro (about US$262 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ITALIE, NAPLES, Philippe III (1598-1621), AR 15 grana, 1618, Droit: B. cuirassé à gauche, une grande fraise au col. Revers: Un lion armé d'une épée dans un château à trois tours. Double frappe. Très Beau.'' ([[Italy]], kingdom of Naples, Philip III of Spain (1598-1621), silver fifteen grana of 1618. Obverse: armored bust to left, large ruffed collar. Reverse: a lion bearing a sword above a castle with three towers. Double struck, very fine.)"</blockquote> This coin is about the right denomination and weight to be one eighth of a piastra. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Revision as of 11:50, 17 October 2021
This specimen was lot 1294 in Jean Elsen sale 111 (Brussels, December 2011), where it sold for 170 euro (about US$262 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIE, NAPLES, Philippe III (1598-1621), AR 15 grana, 1618, Droit: B. cuirassé à gauche, une grande fraise au col. Revers: Un lion armé d'une épée dans un château à trois tours. Double frappe. Très Beau. (Italy, kingdom of Naples, Philip III of Spain (1598-1621), silver fifteen grana of 1618. Obverse: armored bust to left, large ruffed collar. Reverse: a lion bearing a sword above a castle with three towers. Double struck, very fine.)"
This coin is about the right denomination and weight to be one eighth of a piastra.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.74 g, silver, 24 mm diameter, this specimen 3,60 g.
Catalog reference: KM 27, P.& R., 13.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, Vente Publique 111, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses fils, S.A., 2011.
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