| Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 159 | Auction date: 5 November 2025 |
| Lot number: 336 Price realized: 12,000 CHF (Approx. 14,829 USD / 12,905 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: The House of Aragon John II of Anjou, in the name of his father René. Sulmona. Carlino (1460-1461), AR 3.53 g. + RENATVS DE – G R IELVSLE The King seated facing on throne flanked by lions' foreparts, holding lis-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger; beneath, SMPE within cartouche. Rev. + ONOR REGIS IVDICIV DILIGIT Quartered arms in full field of Lorraine-Bar in 1st and 4th quarters and Naples in 2nd and 3rd. MEC XIV, unlisted but commentary p. 347. MIR 780. D'Andrea-Andreani 20 var. Vall-Llosera I Tarrés p. 254. Exceedingly rare. About extremely fine John II of Anjou, son of René, King of Naples, and Isabella of Lorraine, inherited the titles of Duke of Calabria and, later, Duke of Lorraine and of Bar. He was also the nephew of Charles VII of France. During his lifetime, he was involved in the struggles for the throne of Naples, supporting his family's claims against the Aragonese. He was also militarily active in France, taking part in the Hundred Years' War, and in Italy, where he led the attempt to reconquer the Kingdom of Naples after the death of Alfonse I (V) of Aragon. He died poisoned in Barcelona on December 16, 1470, without direct heirs, marking a weakening of the Angevin branch in European politics. Estimate: 10000 CHF |  |
