Live auction - fwo_404327 - ITALY - KINGDOM OF THE TWO SICILIES - FERDINAND II 15 Ducats 1844 Naples
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| Estimate : | 3 800 € |
| Price : | 2 222 € |
| Maximum bid : | 2 222 € |
| End of the sale : | 27 September 2016 17:46:50 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : 15 Ducats
Date: 1844
Mint name / Town : Naples
Quantity minted : 1990
Metal : gold
Millesimal fineness : 996 ‰
Diameter : 30 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 18,98 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
La monnaie présente des petits coups sur la tranche de part et d’autre. Elle a été nettoyée et présente des rayures superficielles cependant elle conserve de beaux reliefs et un aspect général agréable
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : FERDINANDVS II. - DEI GRATIA REX / 1844.
Obverse description : Tête nue à droite de Ferdinand II.
Obverse translation : (Ferdinand II, roi, par la grace de Dieu).
Reverse
Reverse legend : REGNI VTR - SIC. ET HIER. // TRAPP 21 25/100 / TITOLO MILLESIMI 996 / DUCATI 15.
Reverse description : Génie debout à droite la main droite posée sur une colonne supportant une couronne, la main gauche posée sur un bouclier fleurdelisée.
Commentary
Type très rare que l’on rencontre rarement.
Very rare type that is rarely encountered
Very rare type that is rarely encountered
Historical background
ITALY - KINGDOM OF THE TWO SICILIES - FERDINAND II
(8/11/1830-22/05/1859)
Ferdinand II (01/12/1810-05/22/1859) was the son of François King of the Two Sicilies and Marie-Isabelle de Bourbon. He is the half-brother of the Duchess of Berry, Caroline, the mother of Henri V and the nephew of Marie-Amélie, wife of Louis-Philippe I. He succeeded his father in 1830. He was unable to modernize his kingdom and governed as an autocrat. He died in 1859 and his son succeeded him.
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