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2 Ducati - Carlo I
| Issuer | Naples, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1749-1755 |
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| Weight | 2.93 g |
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| Reverse description | Crowned, quartered shield of six-fold arms with a central escutcheon, displaying the composite royal arms of the Two Sicilies. The denomination numeral 'D·2' appears divided on either side below the shield. The circular Latin legend incorporating the date runs along the periphery, with the mint and mintmaster marks also present in the legend. |
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| Mintage | 1749 DeG - - 1750 DeG - - 1751 DeG - - 1752 DeG - - 1753 DeG - - 1754 DeG - - 1755 DeG - Rare - |
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Carlo I of Naples was in fact Charles III of Spain — he ruled Naples as Carlo VII before inheriting the Spanish throne in 1759 and departing, leaving the kingdom to his eight-year-old son Ferdinando. The Neapolitan ducato in gold was already an archaic denomination by the mid-eighteenth century, its continued issuance driven more by commercial convention in Mediterranean trade than by domestic monetary need. Charles maintained the type through this window largely to satisfy merchant expectations in Levantine markets where Neapolitan gold carried recognized fineness.
The MIR 333 attribution covers multiple die marriages across the emission period, and minor legend variations between earlier and later strikes are documented.