Italy
Naples. Carlo I d'Angio (1266-85) gold Saluto d'oro (Carlino) 1278-85 MS63 NGC, Naples mint, Fr-808, MEC-675-6, CNI XIX-1, MIR-18. + KAROL • DЄI • GRA • IЄRL'M • SICILIЄ • RЄX, arms of Jerusalem-France, stars, rosettes, and a crescent surrounding / + AVЄ • GRACIA • PLЄNA • DOMINVS • TЄCVM, annunciation with vase of flowers between Gabriel and Mary. A stunning example of this issue, lustrous and very sharply detailed. This first gold issue of the French Anjou dynasty in Naples displays heavy Crusader symbolism, both the arms and legends refer to Jerusalem and the scene of the annunciation on the reverse is simply charming.From The Alexander Collection
Estimate: 7000-8000 USD