MEDIEVAL EUROPEAN AV+AR COINS
ITALIAN STATES | NAPLES 1442-1458 AV Ducato e Mezzo of Alfonso I of Aragon
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
ITALY - TO 1600 |
| Item Description: |
1.5D (1442-58) NAPLES FR-816 ALFONSO I OF ARAGON |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 63 |
| Owner: |
gpnyc1 |
Owner Comments:
(27mm, 5.3g) Obv: + : ALFOnSV : D : G : R : ARAGO : SICI : CIT : VLT :, quartered arms of Hungary, Jerusalem, Aragon, and Naples. Rev: + • DnS • M • ADIVT • ET EGO • DESPICI • InMICO • M •, armored knight on horseback with sword raised riding right.
A handsome example of this issue, well-struck and lustrous with a lovely deep-golden patina. The legends are slightly different than either example in MIR, although closer to MIR-53. This coin was issued at the beginning of Aragonese rule in Naples following Alfonso's protracted siege of the city.
Fr-816, Biaggi-1662 var, MIR-53 var.