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6 Ducati - Ferdinando IV
| Issuer | Naples, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1759-1768 |
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| Diameter | 27.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | Youthful draped bust of Ferdinando IV facing right, portrayed as a child king with curled hair tied with a ribbon at the nape, wearing a lace jabot and court dress. The effigy is rendered in high relief in the Baroque tradition, with fine detail in the drapery and hair. A small engraver's initial 'A.' appears in the field below the truncation. The encircling Latin legend reads FERDINAND IV D G SICILIAR ET HIER REX, separated by dots. |
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| Reverse description | Ornate crowned six-fold quartered coat of arms with a central escutcheon, set within an elaborate Baroque cartouche. The shield displays the heraldic arms of the Two Sicilies, Jerusalem, and the Infante of Spain, surmounted by a royal crown. The denomination 'D.-6.' appears in the exergue below the shield. The surrounding Latin legend incorporates the date at its conclusion, reading INFANS · HISPANIAR · D 6 with the year following. |
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| Mintage | 1759 - - 5,300 1760 - - 1760 IA - - 1761 IA - - 1762 IA - - 1763 DeG - - 1763 IA - - 1764 DeG - - 1764 G - - 1764 IA - - 1765 DeG - - 1765 G - - 1766 DeG - - 1766 IA - - 1767 DeG - - 1768 DeG - - 1768 DeG - 1768/7 - |
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