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3 Tarí - Carlo III
| Issuer | Sicily, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1730-1732 |
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| Currency | Tari (1060-1754) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Displayed eagle with spread wings occupies the center of the field, bearing on its breast an oval shield charged with the arms of Austria. The eagle is superimposed upon an ornate cross, with a small crown surmounting each arm of the cross. The encircling Latin legend names the king's titles and concludes with the mint mark S·M and the date at the end of the inscription. A toothed border frames the entire design. |
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Carlo III — later Carlos III of Spain — was barely fourteen when he became King of Sicily in 1734, but this issue predates that reign entirely. These tarí were struck under his authority as Duke of Parma and heir to the Two Sicilies claim, during the brief window before the War of Polish Succession reshuffled the Italian map and handed him Naples and Sicily outright. The Palermo mint produced this type across the MIR-catalogued die variants, with Spahr's numbering distinguishing at least seven obverse and reverse pairings across the 1730–1732 span.