Meepzorp's Ancient Coins


Medieval Italy


Naples, Part 4


1496 - 1519


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Italy, Naples, Federico III d'Aragona, 1496-1501, AE Sestino, 1.75g
FEDERICVS D G R SI,
crowned (or radiate?) bust/
+ SIT NOMEN DNI BENEDIT, cross potent
CNI 19, 255, MIR (Varesi) 109, P. R. 11, Grier. 1079
Posted January 2017







Italy, Naples, Federico III d'Aragona, 1496-1501, AE Cavallo, over-struck
on Cavallo of Carlo VIII (Chieti, 1495), 20 mm, 1.09g
FEDERICVS REX,
radiate bust of Federico III; struck over crowned
coat (shield) of arms, containing 3 lilies/
* EQVITAS REGNI, horse, star above; in exergue,
*L*; double-struck; struck over cross
MIR (Varesi) 110, P/R 14-16, Rare (R1)
Posted July 2021


Note: The obverse of this specimen is over-struck.
The reverse is both over-struck and double-struck.








Italy, Naples, Luigi XII, 1501-1503, AE Sestino, 20 mm, 1.31g
+ LVDO FRAN REGNIQ NEAP R,
cross potenziata, lily at every end/
POPVLI COMMODITAS,
crowned coat (shield) of arms, containing 3 lilies
MIR (Varesi) 113, P/R 5
Posted February 2019








Italy, Naples, Giovanna La Pazza ("Joanna the Mad") of Castile
and Carlo (Charles) V of Austria, 1516-1519, AE Sestino
+ LETICIA POPVLI, crowned IC/
IVSTVS REX, cross potent
CNI 56, MIR (Varesi) 122, P. R. 3, Rare (R1)
Posted January 2017


Note: The dealer I purchased this coin from included an old inAsta tag.