Cagliarese

Cagliarese or Callaresito is the name of a series of coins minted at Cagliari (Sardinia).

The first Cagliarese, in billon and weighing 0.80 g, was issued by Ferdinand II of Aragon, for a value of two deniers. In the 16th century, under King Charles II, it became in copper.

After the cession of Sardinia to the House of Savoy, the Cagliarese was coined until 1813. Victor Amadeus II minted the 1 and 3 cagliaresi coins, in copper (1720). They sported the profile of the new King, and weighed 2.35 and 6.75 grams, respectively. Victor Amadeus' son, Charles Emmanuel II, added the "Mezzo Cagliarese" (½-Cagliarese) also in copper.

After the reformation of 1754, a new Cagliarese in rame, with a weight of 2.34 g and a diameter of 18&nbap;mm, was issued.

Under Charles Emmanuel III (1796-1802) the cagliarese was not issued. Victor Emmanuel I issued a 3 "cagliaresi" coin, around 1813.

The cagliarese disappeared in 1821.