1 Piastra, 120 Grana - Joseph Napoleon
Features
| Issuer |
Kingdom of Naples
(Italian States)  |
|---|---|
| King |
Joseph-Napoleon (1806-1808)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1806-1808 |
| Value | 120 Grana = 1 Piastra |
| Currency | Piastra (1266-1812) |
| Composition | Silver (.833) |
| Weight | 27.53 g |
| Diameter | 37.8 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 18268 |
| References | MIR NA# 433 Davide Fabrizi; 2010. Monete Italiane Regionali / Volume 8. Napoli. Numismatica Varesi, Pavia, Italy. John Stewart Davenport; 1964. European Crowns and Talers Since 1800 (2nd Edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). William D. Craig. Coins of the World. Racine, Wisconsin, United States (3 volumes). |
Obverse
Bust facing left.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IOSEPH NAPOL . D. G. VTR . SICIL . REX
Reverse
Crowned shield of 3-fold arms, with crowned central shield, supported by 2 female figures, date at lower left, value 'G.120' at lower right.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
PRINC. GALLIC. MAGN. ELECT. IMP.
· 1807 · G.120
Edge
Smooth with embossed inscriptions
Lettering: CUSTOS REGNI DEUS
© 1906indian (CC BY-SA)
Comments
Joseph was named King of Naples on March 30, 1806, to replace Ferdinand IV of Bourbon (brother of Charles IV of Spain), who had been stripped of his title for supporting Austria in the Third Coalition. Joseph was officially King of Naples and the Two Sicilies, but Ferdinand IV, who had taken refuge there, was master of the island of Sicily.
On June 6, 1808, by imperial decree, he had to abandon Naples, which he had loved so much.
He had just been appointed King of Spain and India. In the Neapolitan system, the silver piaster was worth 6 Tari or 12 carlini or, as shown on this type, 120 grana, while the ducato was worth only 100 grana.
Coinage known as: Napoleonides
According to this excellent Italian article on this type, a total of 214,669 examples were minted for the 3 vintages:
https://www.cronacanumismatica.com/le-piastre-di-giuseppe-napoleone-e-la-serendipita
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1806 | 31% | ||||||||||||||
| 1807 | 38% | ||||||||||||||
| 1807 | 1807/6 | 6% | |||||||||||||
| 1808 | 
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$ 600 | $ 800 | 56% | |||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 84
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Bullion value: USD 50.42
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Actual silver weight: 0.737 oz
Current silver price: 68.38 USD/oz (see silver price 
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