½ Tarì - Carlo V young portrait, eagle with legs apart
Features
| Issuer |
Kingdom of Sicily
(Italian States)  |
|---|---|
| King |
Charles II (1516-1554)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1515-1566 |
| Value | ½ Tari (15⁄4) |
| Currency | Tari (1060-1754) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 1.24 g |
| Diameter | 17 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 242270 |
| References | MIR SIC# 278-280 Alberto Varesi; 2017. Monete Italiane Regionali / Volume 4. Sicilia (2nd Edition). Numismatica Varesi, Pavia, Italy. Rodolfo Spahr; 1982. Le Monete Siciliane / 2. Dagli Aragonesi ai Borboni (1282 – 1836). Association Internationale des Numismates Professionnels, Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt, Zürich, Switzerland. |
Obverse
Crowned, beardless bust to left.
Lettering: + CAROLVS • IMPERATR
Reverse
Crowned eagle with legs apart, head to right. Designer marks below wings.
Lettering:
+ • D • G • REX • SICILIE •
B N
Mint
Messina, Sicily, ItalyComments
Many varieties exist with different lettering.
Varieties exist with the eagle facing left or right.
Designer marks:
BN - Bartolomeo Lo Nobile (Mint master)
Varieties exist with the eagle facing left or right.
Designer marks:
BN - Bartolomeo Lo Nobile (Mint master)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (1515-1566) | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1515-1566) BN | |||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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