Naples and Sicily (16)79-ACA L grano
This specimen was lot 1577 in Jean Elsen sale 150 (Brussels, March 2022), where it sold for €60 (about US$80 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIE, NAPLES, Charles II (1665-1700), AR grano, 1679L. D/ B. cuir. à d. R/ Ecu couronné. Très Beau. (Italy, kingdom of Naples, Charles II, 1665-1700, silver grano of 1679. Obverse: armored bust right; reverse: crowned arms. Very Fine.)"
The SCWC notes that 120 grani = 12 carlini = six tari = one piastra, where a piastra is roughly equal to a peso. This type was struck 1677-83, all with two digit dates.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 9 g, copper, 30 mm diameter; this specimen 8,88 g.
Catalog reference: KM 102, P.& R. 54.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Fabrizi, Davide, Monete Italiane Regionale: Napoli, Pavia: Edizioni Numismatica Varesi, 2010.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 150: Collection J.F.L. Blankenberg, Monnaies de l'Orient Latin, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.
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