Definition

• A name given to a variety of the silver Scudo issued by Charles V, and also during the siege of Naples in 1528. This coin is mentioned in a monetary edict of October 8, 1533.

  Under Philip III of Naples (1598-1621), the same name was applied to the silver half Ducato, which had a value of five Car- lini, and which was later known as Pataca (q.v.).

Source

• Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)

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