Live auction - fwo_402966 - ITALY - KINGDOM OF THE TWO SICILIES - FERDINAND II 1 1/2 Tornese 1840 Naples
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| Estimate : | 500 € |
| Price : | 250 € |
| Maximum bid : | 250 € |
| End of the sale : | 11 September 2018 18:26:48 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : 1 1/2 Tornese
Date: 1840
Mint name / Town : Naples
Quantity minted : -
Metal : copper
Diameter : 22 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 4,66 g.
Edge : cannelée
Slab
PCGS : MS63
Coments on the condition:
La monnaie est sous coque PCGS MS63RB
Obverse
Obverse legend : FERD II. D.G. REGNI VTR.SIC.ET HIER. REX *.
Obverse description : Tête nue à droite de Ferdinand II.
Reverse
Reverse legend : TORNESE / UNO E MEZZO / 1840.
Reverse description : couronne.
Commentary
Il s’agit du plus haut grade enregistré chez PCGS à ce jour.
Historical background
ITALY - KINGDOM OF THE TWO SICILIES - FERDINAND II
(8/11/1830-22/05/1859)
Ferdinand II (01/12/1810-05/22/1859) was the son of François King of the Two Sicilies and Marie-Isabelle de Bourbon. He is the half-brother of the Duchess of Berry, Caroline, the mother of Henri V and the nephew of Marie-Amélie, wife of Louis-Philippe I. He succeeded his father in 1830. He was unable to modernize his kingdom and governed as an autocrat. He died in 1859 and his son succeeded him.
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