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1 Coronato - Ferdinando I
| Issuer | Naples, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1458-1494 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Crowned bust of Ferdinand I (Ferrante) facing right, depicted with long flowing hair beneath an ornate royal crown, wearing an armored or draped collar with a mintmaster's mark 'T' visible at the truncation. The effigy is rendered in a late medieval Italian style with fine detail in the hair and crown. A beaded inner border frames the design, with the royal legend encircling the bust in the outer field. |
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| Reverse description | Archangel Michael depicted standing in full figure, holding a circular shield and thrusting a long spear downward to slay a dragon at his feet. The archangel is rendered in a commanding, upright posture consistent with late 15th-century Neapolitan hammered coinage iconography. A beaded inner border frames the central device, with the abbreviated motto legend disposed in the outer field. |
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Ferdinando I — Ferrante to contemporaries — came to the Neapolitan throne in 1458 under immediate military challenge, with René of Anjou pressing a rival dynastic claim backed by much of the local baronage. The coronato was introduced as part of a deliberate monetary reform intended to stabilize a coinage system badly disrupted by the succession crisis. Ferrante's reign eventually saw him crush the Angevin faction and, later, survive the brutal Barons' Conspiracy of 1485–87, emerging with his grip on the kingdom tighter than ever.
MIR 69 encompasses the full run of the type across his 36-year reign, meaning die characteristics and minor legend variations can help narrow striking date considerably.