Italy
Naples. Alfonso I of Aragon (1442-58) gold Ducato e mezzo ND MS64 NGC, Fr-816, Biaggi-1662, MIR-53 (R2). + : ALFOnSV : D : G : R : ARAGO : SICILI : CITR : VLTRA :, quartered arms of Hungary, Jerusalem, Aragon, and Naples / + : DnS : M : ADIVTO : ЄT ЄGO : DЄSPICI : InMICO : M :, armored knight on horseback with sword raised riding right. Superbly struck with fully lustrous surfaces. Though the planchet is slightly out-of-round (as made), the legends are clear and readable and the portrait of the knight is exquisite in its detail.Ex. Stack's (Stack and Kroisos Collections, 14 January 2008, Lot 3007); Eliasberg Collection (ANR, April 2005, Lot 569); John H. Clapp Collection (to Eliasberg via Stack's, October 1942).
Estimate: 5500-6500 USD