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Saluto d'Oro - Carlo II
| Issuer | Kingdom of Naples |
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| Year | 1285-1309 |
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| Value | 1 Saluto d`Oro (5) |
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| Obverse description | The Annunciation scene rendered in Gothic style within a beaded inner circle: the Angel Gabriel, nimbed and draped, kneels at left facing the Virgin Mary, who is also nimbed and seated at right, both figures gesturing toward one another in devotional posture. Between the two figures, at the base of the composition, a vase or lily pot symbolizing purity is depicted. The surrounding Latin legend, separated by pellets, reads AVE GRACIA PLENA DOMINUS TECUM, referencing the Archangel's salutation from the Gospel of Luke. The outer border is composed of a fine rope or cable pattern typical of Angevin hammered gold coinage. |
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| Mintage | ND (1285-1309) |
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Carlo II of Anjou minted the Saluto d'Oro to continue a type introduced by his father Carlo I, whose conquest of the Kingdom of Naples in 1266 displaced Hohenstaufen rule and reoriented southern Italian coinage toward French Angevin models. Carlo II spent much of his early reign as a prisoner of Aragon following the catastrophic defeat at the Battle of Malta in 1284, only resuming direct control of Naples after his release in 1288 under the Treaty of Canfranc. His monetary output reflects a reign constantly strained by ransoms, dynastic negotiations, and the ongoing contest over Sicily that never fully resolved in Angevin favor.