Coins from Italian States

The Italian States section of the catalogue represents the mass of states covering the Italian peninsula, its Islands, and in some cases their non-Italian colonies that span the time period from the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD to the unification of Italy that was finalised with the fall of the Papal States in 1870. Over this period, hundreds of cities, states and other coin issuing entities emerged, some for their own account, and others as part of larger groups such as the Holy Roman Empire, the Papal States, or the Venetian Republic. These entities produced coins under numerous different monetary systems, many, though not all inheriting names from Roman coinage. Stylistically, most Italian States coins share common language, Latin, transitioning to Italian and its dialects around the 12-13th centuries. However, some coins from the Venetian region issued for its colonies may bear Greek alphabets, and others from Pre-Norman Conquest southern Italy and Sicily bear Arabic or Arabic and Italian inscriptions. Common themes for coin designs include religious imagery, ruling families' crests, and legendary events. Given such a wide field, unrecorded Italian States coins are to this day a common find. Neither the so-called "Bible" of such coins, King Victor Emmanuel III's Corpus Nummorum Italicorum (CNI), a 20 volume masterpiece dating back to the turn of the 20th century, nor the Monete Italiane Regionali (MIR), a contemporary attempt by researchers to recreate Victor Emmanuel III's feat are to be considered complete.
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Italy › Italian States › Sicily, Kingdom of • Piastra (1755-1815)

6 Piccioli = 1 Grano • 20 Grani = 1 Taro • 12 Tari = 1 Piastra

1 Grano - Ferdinando II
1836

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 3.08 g • ⌀ 19 mm
KM# 258, MIR# 657, Spahr2# 5, C# 58, N# 83155
2 Grani - Ferdinando II
1836

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 6.55 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# 259, MIR# 656, Spahr2# 4, C# 54, N# 113319
5 Grani - Ferdinando II
1836

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 14.6 g • ⌀ 32 mm
KM# 260, MIR# 655, Spahr2# 3, C# 55, N# 113320

Italy › Italian States › Siena Republic • Denier

1 Quattrino = 4 Denari

1 Denaro
ND (1180-1230)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.6 g • ⌀ 16 mm
N# 87931
1 Denier (13th Century) - Anonymous
ND (1237-1279)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.6 g • ⌀ 16 mm
N# 407168
1 quattrino
1371

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.72 g • ⌀ 17 mm
MIR# 506, CNI XI# 127/8, N# 407384
1 Quattrino
ND (1404-1555)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.89 g • ⌀ 18 mm
MIR# 534, N# 88960
1 Fiorino D'Oro (15th Century) - Anonymous
ND (1423-1450)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 3.50 g
MIR# 516/2, N# 406037

Italy › Italian States › Siena Republic • Unspecified currency

1 Quattrino
ND (1450-1470)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.6 g • ⌀ 16 mm
CNI XI# 25/41, N# 331320

Italy › Italian States › Siena Republic • Denier

1 Quattrino = 4 Denari

1 Quattrino [Siena Republic]
ND (1503)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.57 g • ⌀ 15 mm
MIR# 534/9, N# 348740

Italy › Italian States › Siena Republic • Unspecified currency

1 Scudo
ND (1546-1548)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 3.26 g
N# 344351
1 Scudo
1559

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 3.32 g
MIR# 338/4, Fr# 797, N# 351126

Italy › Italian States › State of the Presidi • State of the Presidi - Lira (1782-1798)

1 Quattrino - Ferdinand IV
1782-1798

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 2 g • ⌀ 16 mm
KM# 1, MIR# 412, C# 1, N# 84975
2 Quattrini - Ferdinand IV
1782-1798

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 3.16 g • ⌀ 21 mm
KM# 2, MIR# 411, C# 2, N# 84974
4 Quattrini - Ferdinando IV
1782-1798

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 6.2 g • ⌀ 26 mm
KM# 3, MIR# 410, C# 3, N# 50604

Italy › Italian States › Syracuse, City of • Unspecified currency

2 Grani - Charles VI (Siege coinage)
1734

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 8.47 g
MIR# 662, Spahr2# 72, N# 166546

Italy › Italian States › Tassarolo, County of • Scudo

1 Ducat, Ongaro - Agostino Spinola
ND (1604-1614)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 3.41 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# 12, Fr# 1177, CNI II# 33, MIR# 960, N# 96018
1 Scudo - Agostino
ND (1606-1616)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 27.79 g • ⌀ 40 mm
KM# 16.1, Dav ECT# 4178, MIR# 966, CNI II# 42, N# 120557
¼ Scudo - Agostino Spinola
1607 (1607-1610)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 7 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# 17, N# 162546
1 Scudo - Filippo
1639-1642

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 31.29 g • ⌀ 42 mm
KM# 40, Dav ECT# 4180, MIR# 984, CNI II# 25, N# 120558
1 Luigino - Maria Livia
1658

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.16 g • ⌀ 21 mm
KM# 48, N# 41886
Available for swap 1 Luigino - Livia
1666

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.18 g • ⌀ 22 mm
KM# 52.1, MIR# 995, N# 88789

Italy › Italian States › Trento, Prince-bishopric of • Ducat

1 Thaler - Bernardo II di Clesio
1520

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 27.63 g
Dav ECT# 8207, CNI VI# 1, MT# 98, N# 354676
½ Soldo
1739

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 1.34 g • ⌀ 18 mm
KM# 1, Her# 1180, N# 77835
1 Soldo - Carlo VI
1739

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 2.77 g • ⌀ 21 mm
KM# 2, N# 51304
1 Ducato - Pietro Vigilio
1776

Standard circulation coin
Gold (.986) • 3.5 g • ⌀ 21 mm
KM# 3, Fr# 1189, CNI VI# 224.1, N# 77837
1 Ducato - Peter Vigilius
1776

Pattern: Election of Pietro Vigilio as Bishop
Silver • ⌀ 22 mm
KM# Pn1, N# 77838

Italy › Italian States › Trieste, City of • Unspecified currency

Denier - Arlongus von Voitsberg
ND (1254-1280)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.01 g
N# 196092

Italy › Italian States › Tuscany • Lira (1533-1826)

60 Quattrini = 30 Duetti = 20 Soldi = 12 Crazie = 1 Lira • 1 Ruspone = 3 Florins / Zecchini = 6 Francescone = 60 Paolo / Giulio = 2400 Quattrini • 1 Teston = 2 Lire • 1 Piastra = 7.5 Lire

1 Piastra - Cosimo I
1568-1572

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.958) • 32.46 g • ⌀ 40 mm
MIR# 166/1, N# 391110
½ Piastra - Cosimo I
1569-1573

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.958) • 15.59 g • ⌀ 36 mm
MIR# 167/2, N# 391113
1 Piastra - Francesco I
1575-1585

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 32.41 g • ⌀ 42.7 mm
MIR# 181/5, Dav EC I# 8385, N# 391144
2 Lire - Francesco I (4th series)
1577

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 31 g • ⌀ 28 mm
MIR# 185, CNI IX# 42-50, N# 128406
1 Giulio - Francesco de' Medici
1585

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.8 g • ⌀ 27 mm
MIR# 192, N# 196642
1 Piastra - Ferdinando I
1587-1588

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 32.53 g • ⌀ 41 mm
CNI XII# 9/10, N# 391117
¼ Giulio - Ferdinando I (1st series)
ND (1587-1609)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 0.67 g • ⌀ 16.7 mm
MIR# 240, N# 80302
1 Piastra - Ferdinando I
1589-1599

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 32.65 g • ⌀ 43.5 mm
MIR# 224/7, N# 391123
1 Lira - Ferdinando I de'Medici
1591

Silver • 3 g • ⌀ 27.5 mm
N# 341433
1 Lira - Ferdinando I
1600-1608

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.958) • 4.61 g • ⌀ 27 mm
MIR# 230, N# 196646
1 Piastra - Cosimo II
1610

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 32.50 g • ⌀ 42 mm
Dav EC I# 4190, N# 232489
1 Piastra - Cosimo II
1611-1618

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 32.24 g
Dav ECT# 4191, MIR# 260, N# 119335
2 Doppie - Ferdinando II
ND (1612-1626)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# 41, Fr# 560, KM# 91, N# 105917
1 Quattrino - Ferdinando II de' Medici (First Series)
ND (1621-1670)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 0.70 g • ⌀ 16 mm
MIR# 315, N# 82650
1 Quattrino - Ferdinando II (2nd type)
ND (1621-1670)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 0.65 g • ⌀ 16 mm
MIR# 316, N# 78072
1 Doppia - Ferdinando II
ND (1621-1670)

Standard circulation coin
Gold (.986) • 7 g
MIR# 282, Fr# 316, N# 105916
1 Lira - Ferdinando II
1623-1650

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 3.98 g • ⌀ 26.5 mm
MIR# 300, N# 83461

Italy › Italian States › Tuscany • Unspecified currency

Teston - Christina of Lorraine
1630

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 8.91 g • ⌀ 29 mm
Flon# p.706, N# 399410

Italy › Italian States › Tuscany • Lira (1533-1826)

60 Quattrini = 30 Duetti = 20 Soldi = 12 Crazie = 1 Lira • 1 Ruspone = 3 Florins / Zecchini = 6 Francescone = 60 Paolo / Giulio = 2400 Quattrini • 1 Teston = 2 Lire • 1 Piastra = 7.5 Lire

Piastra - Ferdinando II (6th series)
1635-1649

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 32.47 g • ⌀ 44 mm
MIR# 292, Dav EC II# 4202, N# 95567
1 Giulio - Cosimo III
1660-1677

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 3.02 g • ⌀ 27 mm
CNI XII# 392, MIR# 337, N# 98970
Piastra - Cosimo III
1675-1679

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 31.14 g • ⌀ 45 mm
MIR# 326, Dav EC II# 4209, N# 96407
½ Piastra - Cosimo III
1676-1677

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 15.57 g • ⌀ 37 mm
MIR# 331, N# 89303

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