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NYINC Signature Sale 3037 Sess. 2-4  5 January 2015
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Lot 31214

Estimate: 7000 USD
Price realized: 4000 USD
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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
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