Genoa 1745 lira

Goldberg sale 87, lot 3297

This specimen was lot 3297 in Goldberg sale 87 (Los Angeles, September 2015), where it sold for $423. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Italian States: Genoa. Lira, 1745. Crowned and supported crest. Lustrous. NGC graded MS-61." Genoa was occupied by Napoleon in 1798 and made into the puppet Ligurian Republic. Genoa never recovered her independence; in 1815 she was annexed by the kingdom of Sardinia and is now part of Italy. This type, issued 1745-49, is likely much rarer than the catalog indicates.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.16 g, .889 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-211; CNI-2.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 87: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2015.

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