½ Tarì - Carlo V young portrait, eagle standing

Features

Issuer	Kingdom of Sicily (Italian States)
King	Charles II (1516-1554)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1533-1538
Value	½ Tari (15⁄4)
Currency	Tari (1060-1754)
Composition	Silver
Weight	1.35 g
Diameter	17 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 242271
References	MIR SIC# 281 Alberto Varesi; 2017. Monete Italiane Regionali / Volume 4. Sicilia (2^nd Edition). Numismatica Varesi, Pavia, Italy. , Spahr2# 77-112 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.

Script: Latin

Lettering: * CAROLVS * IMPERA *

Reverse

Crowned eagle standing, head to left. Designer marks below wings.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
** REX * SICILIE *
I P

Mint

Messina, Sicily, Italy

Comments

Many varieties exist with different lettering.

Designer marks:
BN - Bartolomeo Lo Nobile (Mint master)
IP - Giovanni Andrea Papardo (Mint master)
IM - Giacomo Maurolico or Girolamo Minutoli (Mint master)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND
ND BN
ND IM
ND IP
1533 IM
1534
1535
1535 IP
1536
1538 IP

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