Naples 1617-ICC 1/2 scudo

CNG Triton XXIX, lot 1063

This specimen was lot 1063 in CNG Triton XXIX (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $3,368.75. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ITALY, Napoli (Kingdom). Filippo III di Spagna. 1598-1621. AR Mezzo scudo – Cianfrone. Napoli mint. Dated 1617 IC C. Radiate and armored bust right, wearing ruff / Crowned eagle facing with wings spread, head left, holding olive branch and thunderbolt. Toned, faint hairlines, minor deposits and marks, double struck. Near VF. Rare." This appears to be a one year type. Half a scudo was fifty grana or 5/12 of a piastra.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 16.57 g, silver, 37 mm diameter, this specimen 33 mm diameter, 16.32 g, 10 h axis.

Catalog reference: MIR 201/1; Pannuti-Riccio 3a; KM 24.

Source:

• 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]Gasvoda, Michael, Victor England, Eric McFadden, Dave Michaels, Bill Dalzell and Lance Hickman, Triton XXIX, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, LLC, 2025.

Link to:

• Sicily 1611-DC scudo Dav-4041
• Naples 1618-FCC 15 grana
• 1620-FCC carlino
• 1622-MCC tari
• Coins and currency dated 1617