Does anyone know what the letters VNCIA on the coin below mean? The seller calls it a value. ITALIAN STATES. Sicily. Carlo III (VI). 1734 AV Oncia. NGC MS66. Palermo. CAROL. III. - D. G. SIC. REX. Laureate head right, value VNCIA below / RESVRGIT. Phoenix rising from flames, rays streaming from above, date in margin below. KM 135; Friedberg 885; MIR 514/2. https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/4463233-014/66/ https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/4463240-011/66/
Nope, but what an exquisite coin you have there. I love the style. Reminds me of "barbarous" Roman coins.
Uncia is the Latin word for one-twelfth. In weight, it's "ounce," 1/12 of a Roman pound; in length, it is "inch," 1/12 of a Roman foot.
