Italy
Naples & Sicily. Alfonso I of Aragon gold Ducato e mezzo (1-1/2 Ducats) ND (1442-1458) MS63 NGC, Fr-816, Biaggi-1662, MIR-53 (R2). 5.29gm. + • DnS • M • ADIVT • ЄT ЄGO • DЄSPICI • InIMIC • M, armored knight on horseback with sword raised riding right / + : ALFOnSV : D : G : R : ARAGO : SICI : CI : CIT : VLTR :, quartered arms of Hungary, Jerusalem, Aragon, and Naples. Its preservation truly miraculous for a coin of this age. Every detail is as bold as can be imagined, not a hint of striking weakness anywhere on the planchet, the entire crisp sun-like disk aglow with mint luster. An exceptional representative, almost never encountered in choice.
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Estimate: 6000-7000 USD