Sale: Triton XIII, Lot: 1839. Estimate $100.  Closing Date: Monday, 4 January 2010.  Sold For $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Cagliari. Alfonso I il Magnanimo (the Magnanimous) d'Aragona. as King of Naples, 1442-1458. BI Alfonsino minuto (0.70 g, 9h). + ALFOn[S]US DI GR, crowned bust left / ARGO SAnI, cross pattée; A-o-o-S in angles. CNI II 4 var. (legends); Biaggi 512. Near VF.

From the Leonard O. Greenfield Collection.

The son of Ferdinando I de Aragon and Eleanor de Alburquerque, Alfonso V de Aragon became one of the most prominent figures in the Renaissance as well as a knight in the Order of the Dragon. Initially the chosen heir of Jeanne d’Anjou, the Queen of Napoli, their allegiance suddenly worsened and Alfonso eventually abandoned those prospects for over a decade until after Jeanne’s death, mounting an attack upon her successor, René I d’Anjou. Once he had been driven back to France, Alfonso was able hold not only the kingdom of Napoli, but also Sardegna.