ITALY, Napoli (Kingdom). Roberto I il Saggio (the Wise) d'Angiò. 1309-1343. AR Gigliato – Carlino (27mm, 3.97 g, 7h). Contemporary imitation. Uncertain mint in Anatolia. VF.

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Lot: 564. Estimated: $ 100

The C.J. Sabine Collection, Silver

Sold For $ 90. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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ITALY, Napoli (Kingdom). Roberto I il Saggio (the Wise) d'Angiò. 1309-1343. AR Gigliato – Carlino (27mm, 3.97 g, 7h). Contemporary imitation. Uncertain mint in Anatolia. Roberto enthroned facing, holding lis-tipped scepter and globus cruciger / Cross fleurée, with lis in each quarter. Cf. Scarfèa, Imitazioni 993 (for similar imitation); cf. MIR 28 (for original); cf. Pannuti-Riccio 2 (same); cf. MEC 14, 711-7 (for similar imitations). Iridescent toning. VF. Striking portrait.

From the C.J. Sabine Collection, purchased from Carmagnola Andrea Numismatica.

Following the collapse of the Seljuqs of Rum in the early 14th century, a collection of Turkish beyliks, or small principalities, took over the regions comprising ancient Ionia, Caria, and Lydia. Many of them established friendly trading relationships with the Crusader successor states in the Aegean, and made use of copies of the Italian gigliati in their commerce. Eventually the gigliato was replaced by the Turkish akçe, as the beyliks were soon to be absorbed by the most powerful of their number, the Ottomans. Mehmet II, the conqueror of Constantinople, brought the last of the emirs under Ottoman control by 1480.

Closing Date and Time: 19 July 2023 at 13:07:40 ET.

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