Kingdom of Naples
The Napoleonic Kingdom of Naples (or Kingdom of Naples and Sicily aka the Kingdom of Two Sicilies) was established in 1806 and Napoleon’s brother, Joseph, was installed as King. No coins were minted under Joseph, who was sent to Spain and replaced by Napoleon’s brother-in-law, Joachim Murat, in 1808. In his coinage, Murat adopted the surname Napoleon.
Despite the “Kingdom of Two Sicilies” on the coinage, Napoleon never conquered Sicily.
Naples had a silver coins that did not match the standard, the 12 carolini (two types).
There are also an extremely rare pattern gold 5 lire and gold 2 lire. Though the most expensive coin is the 40 franchi below, with a reported mintage of 18.
Circulation Coins
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40 Lire
1810
(Image: NAC Dec 2018)
40 Lire
1813
(Image: MDC Oct 2023)
20 Lire
1813
(Image: Sima May 2023)
5 Lire
1812-1813
(Image: NAC Jun 2023)
2 Lire
1812-1813
(Image: MDC Oct 2023)
1 Lira
1812-1813
(Image: NAC Jun 2023)
Mez lira (1/2 lira)
1812-1813
(Image: NAC Jun 2023)
< 20 Lire - Finest Examples >
With a limited mintage of 42,756, this is one of the rarest types of Marengo coins.
Only 28 are graded mint state (NGC: MS64 x2, MS63 x3, MS62 x9, MS61 x7; PCGS: M63x1 MS62 x5, MS61 x1), all pictured below. Except a few without a known picture.
There are three main variants based on the branches at 6 o’clock on the reverse: short, medium, and long branches (or stems). The long branch variant has a different reverse with much larger lettering. The short and medium branches have a smaller difference (obverse lettering on the short branches is closer to the edges).
There are several other variants: (i) with and without dot next to and/or below the “20”; (ii) with and without dot next to “1813”; (iii) type of “1” in 1813; (iv) placement of “E” in Napoleone. See Monnaies Françaises 2023, p. 677. There are dozens of possible combinations, in spite of the limited mintage.
Compiled 25 November 2024
NGC MS64 (Short Branches)
(Image: Gadoury Oct 2020)
NGC MS64 (Med? Branches)
(Image: Heritage Aug 2015)
PCGS MS63 (Short Branches)
(Image: Gadoury Oct 2020)
NGC MS63 (Long Branches)
(Image: Sima May 2023)
NGC MS63 (Short Branches)
(Image: Aurora Apr 2021)
NGC MS63 (Med Branches)
(Image: Stacks 2005)
PCGS MS62 (Med Branches)
(Image: CNG May 2024 / MDC Oct 2023)
PCGS MS62 (Short Branches)
(Image: Varesi Nov 2017)
PCGS MS62 (Med? Branches)
(Image: Bertolami Apr 2023 / MDC Oct 2021)
PCGS MS62 (Unknown)
(Image: Unknown #4)
PCGS MS62 (Unknown)
(Image: Unknown #5)
NGC MS62 (Short Branches)
(Image: SIMA Apr 2024)
NGC MS62 (Long Branches)
(Image: Gadoury Oct 2021 / Heritage Nov 2020)
NGC MS62 (Short Branches)
(Image: SIMA May 2023)
NGC MS62 (Long Branches)
(Image: Gadoury Oct 2023)
NGC MS62 (Short Branches)
(Image: Varesi May 2022 / Gadoury Nov 2018)
NGC MS62 (Short Branches)
(Image: Kunker Oct 2018)
NGC MS62 (Short Branches)
(Image: Stacks Aug 2012)
NGC MS62 (Short Branches)
(Image: Stacks Aug 2011)
NGC MS62
(Image: Unknown #9)
PCGS MS61 (Long Branches)
(Image: Varesi Nov 2024 / Palombo Nov 2012)
NGC MS61 (Long Branches)
(Image: Gadoury Oct 2024)
NGC MS61 (Short Branches)
(Image: Gadoury Nov 2019)
NGC MS61 (Short Branches)
(Image: Palombo Nov 2011)
NGC MS61 (Short Branches)
(Image: Stacks Jun 2010)
NGC MS61 (Long Branches)
(Image: V.L. Nummus Sep 2024 / Gadoury Oct 2022)
NGC MS61 (Unknown)
(Image: Unknown #6)
NGC MS61 (Unknown)
(Image: Unknown #7)
Ungraded FDC (Short Branches)
(Image: Varesi May 2024)
Ungraded FDC (Short Branches)
(Description refers to an edge variant)
(Image: Nomisma Aug 2024)
Ungraded FDC (Med Branches)
(Image: Gadoury Oct 2020)
Ungraded “MS62” (Med Branches)
(Image: cgb 2014)
Ungraded FDC (Med? Branches)
(Image: InAsta May 2013)
Ungraded FDC (Short Branches)
(Image: Nomisma Apr 2013)
Ungraded “SUP” (Med Branches)
(Image: Stacks Mar 2006)
Ungraded “SUP” (Med Branches)
(Image: Numismatica Genevensis Dec 2006)
NGC UNC Details (Long Branches)
(Image: Stacks Aug 2024)
NGC UNC Details (Short Branches)
(Image: cgb Dec 2016)
Ungraded qFDC (Med Branches)
(Image: Nomisma Mar 2023)
Ungraded qFDC (Short Branches)
(Image: Palombo Jun 2008)
Ungraded fStemp (Short Branches)
(Image: Kunker Jan 2020)
< 40 Lire - Finest Examples >
[PENDING - med/long branches different from 40 lire. Other variants]
NGC: MS64 x1, MS63 x2, MS62 x0, MS61 x2, MS60 x1
PCGS: MS64 x1, MS63 x1, MS62 x2, MS61 x1
PCGS MS64 (Short Branches)
(Image: Frühwald May 2019)
NGC MS64 (Short Branches)
(Image: Kunker Mar 2021 / MDC Nov 2019)
Ungraded “SUP” (Short Branches)
(Highest price in Auction History)
(Image: Numismatica Genevensis Nov 2014)
PCGS MS63
(Image: Unknown)
NGC MS63 (Short Branches)
(Image: Heritage Jan 2015)
PCGS MS62 (Short Branches)
(Image: MDC Oct 2023)
NGC MS63 (Short Branches)
(Image: Stacks Apr 2005)
PCGS MS62
(Image: Unknown)
PCGS MS61 (Short Branches)
(Image: Aurora Sep 2023)
NGC MS61 (Short Branches)
(Image: Heritage Aug 2024)
NGC MS61 (Short Branches)
(Image: Goldberg Jan 2012)
NGC MS60
(Image: Unknown)
Ungraded qFDC (Short Branches)
(Image: NAC Dec 2019)
Ungraded qFDC (Short Branches)
(Provenance Claimed Back to 1918)
(Image: NAC Nov 2015)
Ungraded qFDC (Med Branches)
(Image: Nomisma Aug 2016)
Ungraded qFDC (Med Branches)
(Image: Nomisma Oct 2015)
Ungraded SPL (Long Branches)
(Image: NAC Jun 2023)