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ITALY, Napoli (Regno). Ferdinando I (Don Ferrante). 1458-1494. AR Coronato (27mm, 3.95 g, 2h). Second Coinage, Class 1. Napoli (Naples) mint. Struck 1462-1472. + FERDINΛNDVS D G R SICI IER VN, cross potent; m below; double annulet stops / + CORONATVS QA LEGITIME CERTA VT, Ferdinando, holding scepter and globus cruciger, enthroned facing, being crowned by cardinal to left, standing right; to right, bishop standing slightly left, reading from Gospels; double anulet stops. Grierson, Coins of Medieval Europe 407; MIR 66/3; Pannuti-Riccio 12b; MEC 14, 958-60. Toned, small edge split. Good VF.
From the Richard A. Jourdan Collection of Medieval European Coins, purchased from Andy Singer.
'Ferrante made full use of his coins for propagada purposes. The earliest carlini (gigliati) are of the traditional style, with the seated figure of the king, but these were soon replaced by ones having on the reverse a representation of his coronation by the papal legate Cardinal Orsini at Barletta on 11 February 1459, thus underlining the successful conclusion of his fight for recognition at the beginning of his reign.' Grierson, p.186.
From the Richard A. Jourdan Collection of Medieval European Coins, purchased from Andy Singer.
'Ferrante made full use of his coins for propagada purposes. The earliest carlini (gigliati) are of the traditional style, with the seated figure of the king, but these were soon replaced by ones having on the reverse a representation of his coronation by the papal legate Cardinal Orsini at Barletta on 11 February 1459, thus underlining the successful conclusion of his fight for recognition at the beginning of his reign.' Grierson, p.186.