Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 561Auction date: 1 May 2024
Lot number: 874

Price realized: 800 USD   (Approx. 748 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
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Lot description:


ITALY, Napoli (Kingdom). Carlo I di Spagna (Carlo V, Sacro Romano Impero). 1516-1554. AV Scudo (26mm, 10h). Napoli (or Barcelona?) mint. Crowned double-headed eagle facing, wings spread, crowned coat-of-arms on breast / Cross fleurée terminating in crowns; K in second and fourth quarters. MIR p. 87 note; Pannuti-Riccio –; Cayón p. 142; ME 3238; Friedberg 836. In PCGS encapsulation 26133699, graded XF Details, mount removed.

From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.

The precise attribution of this issue remains a matter of discussion. MIR gives the coat-of-arms/cross fleurée gold types as having been struck in Spain, while Cayón notes that varieties with the letter K in particular were struck in Naples. ME specifically gives them as Barcelona issues of 1535, struck in relation to Carlo's Tunisia expedition.

Estimate: 500 USD