1 Tari (20 Grana) - Carlos II Naples - 1699 - error, variant, or something else? [solved]

Hi,

I have this Neopolitan Tari from 1699, The legend is meant to read 'HISP·ET·NEAP' but mine looks like 'NPAP'. Am I imagining things or is this a minting error?

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces30264.html





Thanks

It looks like a minting error, probably caused by a chipped die. Meaning there should be other coins from the same batch displaying the same error.

Quote: "bdino74"​It looks like a minting error, probably caused by a chipped die. Meaning there should be other coins from the same batch displaying the same error.

​Thanks, that's really interesting. I'll have a good look & see.

I agree.

CNI which usually has prolific listings of variants, has only two for this type (CNI Vol XX, p.520, #351-352)., neither showing a spelling variant.

A look through hits on acsearch also does not show this die chip (but only a half dozen examples are there).

When you compare that E with the other E and the P, it's obvious it's not a misspelling. The arrow shows a small piece of extra metal between the two upper bars of the E.

Quote: "tdziemia"​I agree.
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​CNI which usually has prolific listings of variants, has only two for this type (CNI Vol XX, p.520, #351-352)., neither showing a spelling variant.
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​A look through hits on acsearch also does not show this die chip (but only a half dozen examples are there).

​Thanks. I had a look on a few other places & it's still not listed anywhere. I'll keep looking to see what I can uncover.

Quote: "Essor Prof"​
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​When you compare that E with the other E and the P, it's obvious it's not a misspelling. The arrow shows a small piece of extra metal between the two upper bars of the E.

​You're right, it's definitely an 'E' with an extra piece, but I still can't find this error mentioned anywhere.