![]() Ducatone or Alfonsino d'oro. Ø 29 mm, 5,26 g. CNI XIX 54/1-12; PR 1a; Friedb.348 (Gaeta). Obv.: +ALFOnSVS⦂Dei⦂Gratia⦂Rex⦂ARAGOnum⦂Siciliae⦂ᗭitra⦂VLtra⦂FArum "Alfonso, by the grace of God, King of Aragon, Sicily on both sides of the Pharo (narrowest point between Sicily and the mainland)" - Arms Aragón (pallets) / Naples (Jerusalem, Anjou & Hungary). Rev.: +⦂DominuS⦂ᙏeus⦂ADIVTOR⦂ᗺT⦂ᗺGO⦂DᗺSPIciam⦂InImicos⦂ᙏᗺus⦂ "God is my support and I despise my enemies" - The king on horseback gallops to the right and swings his sword; to the side B (Jacopo Baboccio da Piperno, mintmaster). CNI only mentions the mintmark S and M (CNI 1 and 5).
In anticipation of the conquest of the city of Naples, Alfonso d 'Aragona set up his court in Gaeta (100 km north of Naples) in 1436 and immediately began to mint coins as "King of Aragon and Sicily Citra and Ultra Faro by the grace of God".
![]() Ducatone or Alfonsino d'oro. Ø 28 mm, 5,26 g. CNI XIX 57/20-25var; PR 2; Friedb.816. Obv.: +ALFOnSV·D·G·R·ARAGO·SIᗭILIae·ᗭITRa:VLTRa· Rev.: +DnS·ᙏ·ADIVTO·ᗺT ᗺGO·DᗺSPICIA·InIᙏIᗭ·ᙏ· As before, but the coat of arms mirrored to the side (Naples / Aragón) and without a mintmark. Did the mint in Gaeta put the arms of Aragon on the first position of the shield on the obverse, while the mint in Naples changed to arms of Naples at the first position?
![]() Carlino n. d. Ø 27 mm, 3,52 g. CNI 63/69; PR 3e. Obv.: +⦂ALFOnSVS⦂D⦂G⦂R⦂ARAG⦂Siciliae⦂ᗭitra⦂Vltra⦂Farum: - Arms Aragón / Naples. Rev.: +⦂DominuS⦂ᙏeus⦂ADIVTor⦂ᗺT⦂ᗺGO⦂DᗺSpiciam⦂Inimicos⦂ᙏeus König thront von vorne zwischen zwei Löwenprotomen und hält das Lilienzepter in der rechten Hand und die Kreuzkugel in der linken, links in Feld ein S.
![]() Carlino n. d. Ø 25 mm, 3,61 g. CNI 73/165; MIR 73. Obv.: +⦂ALFONSV⦂D⦂G⦂R⦂AR⦂S⦂C⦂V⦂F⦂ - Quadriertes Wappen: Neapel (Ungarn/Anjou/Jerusalem) / Aragon. Der Stern im dritten Quadranten ist in keinem Katalog erwähnt. Rev.: +⦂DNS⦂M⦂ADIVT⦂ET⦂EGO⦂D⦂I⦂M⦂ - Gekrönter König von vorne, sitzt zwischen zwei Löwenprotomen, hält ein Lilienzepter schräg an seine Schulter und eine Kreuzkugel; auf dem Feld links kleiner Adler mit ausgebreiteten Flügeln und nach rechts gedrehtem Kopf.
![]() Reale n. d. Ø 23 mm, 3,00 g. CNI 78/209; PR 7; MEC 872. Obv.: +⦂ALFOnSVS⦂D⦂GRATIA⦂RᗺX⦂ - Crowned bust forward. Rev.: +⦂ᗭIᗭILIae⦂ᗭITRA⦂ᗺT⦂VLTRa⦂ - Arms Naples (Hungary/Anjou/Jerusalem) / Aragón (pallets).
![]() Denaro n. d. Ø 15 mm, 0,55 g. CNI 81/268; PR 16; MEC 877. +*ALFOnSV*D*G* // starts at 6h: +*G*R*ARagon*Siciliae*ᗭitra*Vltra*Faro* The images and characters of Alfonso's coins looks from the Middle Ages.
![]() Touch the illustration with the cursor to see the obverse. Cast bronze medal 1449 by Pisanello (Antonio Pisano, c.1395-1455). Ø 109 mm. Armand I 6/17; Hill Corpus 41; Kress 19; Bargello 16; Börner 24; Pollard (2007) 21. Specimen in the Coin Cabinet, Staatliche Museen, Berlin ![]() Obv.: ·DIVVS·ALPHONSVS·REX· // ·TRIVMPHATOR·ET· / ·PACIFICVS· - Portrait in armor to the right, flanked by a helmet (left) and a crown (right between the date M / CCCC / XLVIIII). Rev.: ·LIBERA - LITAS· / ·AVGV - STA· On a branch amidst rocky landscape an eagle on dead game, surrounded by four vultures. Below the signature PISANI·PICTORIS·OPVS. Pisanello, who came to Naples as a well-known portraitist in 1448, first made a
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![]() Cast bronze medal n. d. by Pisanello (Antonio Pisano). Ø 108 mm. Armand I 6/18; Hill Corpus 42d; Kress -. Specimen in The British Museum, London ![]() Obv.: DIVVS ALPHONSVS ARAGOniae SISIliae VAlentiae HIErosolimae HVNgariae MAioricarum SARdiniae CORsicae REX COmes BArcironae DVx AThenarum Et Neopatriae Comes Rosciglionis Ceritaniae Bust to the right, with thick hair, in a fur-trimmed coat; underneath an open crown. Rev.: ·VENATOR· / ·INTREPIDVS· "Intrepid hunter" Naked youth jumps on the back of a boar, which is grabbed by the ears by two dogs. The young man is swinging a dagger. Below the signature: OPVS · PISANI · PICTORIS
![]() Cast bronze medal n. d. by Pisanello (Antonio Pisano). Ø 110 mm, 325 g. Armand I 7/19; Hill Corpus 43; Kress 21; Pollard (2007) 23. Specimen in the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC ![]() Obv.: DIVVS·ALPHONSVS·AR/AGONIAE·VTRIVSQ/VE·SICILIAE·VAL/ENCIAE·HIErosolimae // HVNgariae MAIOricarum SARdiniae CORsicae REX COmes BArcironae DVx AThenarum ET // NEOpatriae AC C - Omes ROsciglionis ET Ceritaniae - "The divine Alfonso, King of Aragon, Sicily, Valencia, Jerusalem, Hungary, Mallorca, Sardinia and Corsica, Count of Barcelona, Duke of Athens and Neopatria and Count of Roussillon and Cerdanya" - Bareheaded bust to the right, with chain mail and cloak, crown below. Rev.: ·FORTITVDO· / ·MEA·ET·LAVS·MEA / DOMINVS·ET·FACTVS / ·EST·MICHI·IN·SALVTEM "My strength and my song is the Lord, He saved me" - A winged genius on a triumphal chariot pulled to the right by two pairs of horses over stony ground. Behind are two pages. The signature at the bottom OPVS·PISANI·PICTO / RIS.
![]() Cast bronze medal ca.1450, attributed to Pisanello. Ø 25 mm, 7,73 g. Armand I 11/34; Hill Corpus 49a. Specimen in The British Museum, London ![]() ALFONSVS REX:ARAGONVM // VICTOR·SIC - ILIE·P·REGI
![]() Cast bronze medal by Paolo da Ragusa (aktiv 1450). Ø 48 mm. Armand I 26/2; Hill Corpus 13/45c. Specimen in The Metropolitan Museum, N.Y. ![]() ALFONSVS REX ARAGONUM // OPVS PAVLI DE RAGVSIO
![]() Cast bronze medal by Paolo da Ragusa (um 1450). Ø 45 mm, 32.0 g. Armand -; Hill Corpus 13/46; Pollard (2007) 42. Specimen in the coin cabinet, Staatliche Museen, Berlin ![]() ALFONSVS REX ARAGONUM // FORTITVDO MEA ET LAVS MEA DNS
![]() Touch the illustration with the cursor to see the obverse. Cast bronze medal n. d. (1455?) by Cristoforo di Geremia. Ø 74,7 mm. Armand I 31/1; Hill Corpus 754; Kress 210; Currency of Fame 35. Pursuit of Immortality 22. Specimen in the Scher Collection, shown in The Frick Collection, N.Y. in 2017 ![]() Obv.: ALFONSVS·REX·REGIBVS·IMPERANS·ET·BELLORVM·VICTOR "König Alfonso, Kommandierer von Königen und Sieger in Kriegen" Bust to the right, in Roman armor with a cloak, as if placed on a base, with a crown underneath. Breastplate with ornaments, Nereid riding a sea centaur and a Medusa head. Rev.: VICTOREM - REGNI MARS ET - BELLONA - CORONANT "Mars and Bellona crown the victor of the realm" Winged Bellona and naked Mars crown Alfonso, who is enthroned in Roman imperial costume and holds a sword and a ball. Throne legs adorned with sphinxes. Exergue: signature CRISTOPHORVS HIERIMIA. Cristoforo di Geremia is mentioned as a medalist and sculptor in 1460 and it is said to have worked in 1468.
The medal is believed to have been made around 1455 [Armand].
Compare the relief in marble (52x44 cm in the Louvre, Paris) ![]() presented online by wga.hu ![]() Ref.:
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![]() Doppio ducato. Ø 30 mm, 6,98 g. CNI 86/5; PR 2; MIR 61; Friedb.818. Obv.: ⦂FERDINANDVS⦂D⦂G⦂R·SICILIE⦂Hie... Crowned bust on the right, behind T (Gian Carlo Tramontano, mintmaster 1488-1514). Rev.: SERENITATI⦂AC⦂PACI⦂PERPETVE "For perpetual serenity and peace" Crowned and quartered coat of arms: Naples (Hungary, Anjou & Jerusalem) / Aragón.
![]() Ducato (1458-62). Ø 22 mm, 3,50 g. CNI 87/14var; PR -; MIR -. Obv.: FERDINANDVS⦂D⦂G⦂R⦂S I V "... King of Sicily, Jerusalem, Hungary" Crowned arms Naples/Aragon (crown in the area of the legend). Rev.: +RE - CORDATVS⦂MISERICORDIaE⦂SVae "in remembrance of his mercy" (Lucas I,54). Crowned youthful bust to the right.
![]() Ducato. Ø 22 mm, 3,53 g. CNI XIX 91/50; PR 9a; Friedb.819var. Obv.: FERDINANDVS⦂D⦂G⦂R⦂SI⦂IE:V - Arms Naples/Aragon. Rev.: RECORDAT⦂MISERICORDIE⦂S - head to the right, mintmark C (Cola Spinelli).
![]() Ducato (1478-94). Ø 22 mm, 3,48 g. CNI -; PR -; MIR 64/7nota. FERDINANDVS⦂D⦂G⦂R◦SI⦂IE // RECORDAT⦂MISERICORDIE⦂S Similar as before, T (Gian Carlo Tramontano, mintmaster 1488-1514) auf C. CNI distinguish between 119 variants (n.7-125) of this ducato d'oro.
The longest abbreviations result together: FERDINANDVS D GR R SICILIE IER VNG // RECORDATVS MISERICORDIE SVE
![]() Tari, testone o doppio carlino. Ø 29 mm, 7,21 g. CNI 128var; PR 10; MIR 65/1. Obv.: FERDINANDVS⦂D⦂G⦂R⦂S◦IE◦V◦ - Crowned arms Naples/Aragon. Rev.: +RECORDATVS⦂MISERICORDIE⦂SVE⦂· - Crowned bust to the right.
![]() Coronato (1462-72). Ø 29 mm, 3,93 g. CNI XIX 101/144; PR 12; MEC 958. Obv.: +FERDINANDVS⦂D⦂G⦂R⦂SICI⦂IER◦VN⦂ - Crutch cross, underneath mintmak ᙏ. Rev.: CO - RONATVS⦂Quia⦂LEGITIME⦂CERTA - Vit "Crowned because he fought legally" The king sits forward, between crowning Cardinal left and bishop right.
![]() Coronato (1472-88). Ø 26 mm, 3,93 g. CNI XIX 117/294; PR 13; MEC 973. Obv.: +FERDINANDVS⦂D⦂G⦂R◦SICI⦂IER◦VN - Crutch cross. Rev.: CORONATVS◦QA◦LEGITIME⦂CERT⦂ - Crowned bust rechts.
![]() Coronato (1488-94). Ø 27 mm, 3,91 g. CNI 150/594; PN 17b; MEC 1006-7. Obv.: FERRANDVS⦂D⦂G⦂R◦SICILIE⦂I - Bust right, sign T (Giancarlo Tramontano mintmaster). Rev.: ◦IVSTA◦T - VENDA "The right things need to be defended" The Archangel Michael, without a halo and with a shield, pierces the dragon with a lance, three balls at the upper end of the lance.
![]() Coronato (1488-94). Ø 28 mm, 3,91 g. CNI 156/640; PN 20; MEC p.367. Obv.: ·FERRANDVS:ARAGO:REX:SICIL:HIE - Bust to the right. Rev.: ·IVSTA· - TVENDA - Similar to before, dragons with devilish horns, flag at the upper end of the lance. Coronato main variants of the figure of the archangel on the reverse
![]() Medaglia o quarto di carlino. Cu Ø 30 mm, 11,45 g. CNI 174/807; PR -; MEC 374; MIR 79. Obv.: +CORONATVS·QVIA·LEGITIME:CERTAVIT - Crowned bust to the right in armor. Rev.: VICTOR·ET - TRIVMPHATOR - Victoria on quadriga to the right.
![]() Multiplo di cavallo (1478-94). AE Ø 20 mm, 7,71 g. CNI 180/861; PR 34; MEC -; MIR p.59. Obv.: ◦FERRANDVS◦◦◦◦REX◦◦ - Crowned bust to the right. Below ◦◦◦. Rev.: ◦EQVITAS◦REGNI◦ - Horse to the right under a rosette. Exergue: ◦*S*◦
![]() Multiplo di cavallo. AE Ø 18 mm, 2,21 g. CNI 182/877; PR -; MIR 83. Obv.: FERRANDVS⦂D⦂G⦂R◦SI - Crowned head to the right. Rev.: SICIL - VICTOR - Victoria in Quadriga to the right.
![]() Cavallo (1472-88). AE Ø 17 mm, 2,00 g. CNI XIX 184/896; PR 39. Obv.: FERDINAN - DVS◦REX - Crowned head to the right. Rev.: ◦EQVITAS+◦ - ◦REX◦REGNI◦ - Horse to the right.
![]() Mezzo carlino, Reggio Calabria. AE Ø 23 mm, 1,64 g. CNI XVIII 296/1var; MEC 367; MIR 73. Obv.: +FERDInAnDVS◦D◦G◦R◦SICILIE◦C King enthroned from the front, with scepter and orb, lion heads at the sides. Rev.: +IVSTICIA◦E◦FORTITVDO◦MEA◦ "My righteousness and strength" Quartered arms: Aragon-pales / Cross of Jerusalem. Look at Marble bust of Ferdinando I in Museo di Capodimonte, Naples Ref.:
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![]() Cast bronze medal 1481 by Andrea Guacialoti. Ø 61 mm, 75,7 g. Hill Corpus 745d. Specimen in The British Museum ![]() Obv.: ALFONSVS·FERDI - DVX·CALABRIE "Alfonso Ferdinand, Duke of Calabria" Bust of Alfonso, facing three quarters to the left, with long hair. He is wearing a conical cap with edge turned up all round and small plume at the side, and plate-armour over gorget of mail; incised near the forward edge of the left shoulder plate, an armourer's mark crowned. Rev.: NEAPOLIS VICTRIX - Triumphal entry of Alfonso into Otranto. He rides to the front, seated on a high car, drawn by two horses, he holds a lance in his left hand and gesticulates with his right hand. Preceeding him, and moving to the left, procession of horseman and foot-soldiers, varrying horseman's hammers and banners, and trumpeters, driving before them Turkish prisoners, with hands bound behind their backs. Through a gate are seen fortifications, buildings in flames, a lion's head fountain, and fore-part of a wolf rising out of the water. In the background, tall hills capped with buildings. Exergue: OBITALIAMACFI DEMRESTITVTAM MCCCCLXXXI / OPVS AND·G·PRATENS After Sultan Mehmed II had cruelly conquered Otranto in 1480, Alfonso's father Ferdinando I was able to regain the city in 1481 and enable the 33-year-old Alfonso to triumphantly move in.
![]() Ducato. Ø 23 mm, 3,51 g. CNI XIX 211/3; PR 1; MIR 87; Friedb.820. Obv.: ALFONSVS:II:D:G:R·SIC: Crowned and quartered arms Neapel (Hungary, Anjou & Jerusalem) / Aragón. Rev.: RECORDATus:MISERICOrdiae:Suae "In remembrance of his mercy" (Lucas I,54) Crowned bust to the right, T (Gian Carlo Tramontano, mintmaster).
![]() Ducato. Ø 22 mm, 3,50 g. CNI XIX 212/10var; PR 2a; Friedb.820a. Obv.: +ALFONSVS·II·D.G·R·SICILIE:IER - Quartered shield: Naples/Aragon. Rev.: IN:DEXTERA·TVA·SALVS:Mea·Domini· "Save me with thy right hand" (Ps.107.7) Crowned bust to the right, T (Giancarlo Tramontano, mintmaster).
![]() Coronato. Ø 28 mm, 3,96 g. CNI XIX 213/16; PR 3a var; MIR 89/1. Obv.: ALFONSVS II D G R SICILIE IE Archangel Michael with lance, shield and dragon. Mintmaster's mark T in the field. Rev.: CORONAVITZ·VNXIT:ME:MANVS:TVA·D: = coronavit et unxit me manus tua domine "A crown and put it on my hand, O Lord." - Alfonso crowned by cardinal (left) and bishop.
![]() Mezzo carlino. Ø 22 mm, 1,72 g. CNI XIX 221/91var; PR 4var; MEC 1035var; MIT 90/1. Obv.: ALFONSVS:II:R·SICI - Crowned and quarteres shield Naples/Aragon. Rev.: SVB:DEXTERA·····TVA·SALVS:Mea·Domini King enthroned to the front with crown, scepter and orb. Compare the bronze bust made by Guido Mazzoni Ref.:
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• Corpus Nummorum Italicorum [CNI], vol. XIX - CNI-Indici vol.XIX ![]() • Pannuti / Riccio [PR]: Le monete di Napoli, Lugano 1984 • Biaggi / Elio: Monete e Zecche Medievali Italiane dal Sec. VIII al Sec. XV, Turin 1992 • Grierson / Travaini [MEC]: Medieval European Coinage, vol.14: Italy III, Cambridge 1998 • Fabrizi, D. [MIR]: Monete Italiane Regionali, vol.8: Napoli, Edizioni Numismatica Varesi 2010 • napoliaragonese.it: Archivio della categoria: Numismatica ![]() • numismatica-italiana.lamoneta.it: Regno di Napoli ![]() |