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Live auction - fwo_404327 - ITALY - KINGDOM OF THE TWO SICILIES - FERDINAND II 15 Ducats 1844 Naples

ITALY - KINGDOM OF THE TWO SICILIES - FERDINAND II 15 Ducats 1844 Naples AU
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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.

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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