Naples, Sesino

Started by andyg, May 12, 2019, 09:36:49 PM

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andyg

I think this might be a Sesino from Naples - it's very similar to this one,
Kingdom of Naples - Sestino Louis XII of France (1501-1504) - Catawiki
But the legends I can't quite get to fit,
Obv,
POPVLI ° COMMODITAS

Reverse should be
LVDO° FRAN°REGNIQ NEAP °R
however this goes,
LVDONxxxxxxxxxNIQ NEAV +
always willing to trade modern UK coins for modern coins from elsewhere....

Figleaf

Your coin is good, but it is a known variant. Normally, the legend starts with an eagle. On yours, it starts with a cross and what you read as an N is the eagle. The final R of the legend is missing to make place for the cross and the G is probably retrograde. This is Duplessy 720A.

Peter
An unidentified coin is a piece of metal. An identified coin is a piece of history.

andyg

Thanks very much.

I googled Duplessy 720A - you get just the one hit for a coin - back to this thread.... :)
always willing to trade modern UK coins for modern coins from elsewhere....

Figleaf

Hèhèhè. We're really good, aren't we? 8)

Loved doing the research. Happy to have found the answer. Wishing it would happen more often. ;)

Peter
An unidentified coin is a piece of metal. An identified coin is a piece of history.