Genoa 1792 8 lire Dav-1369
This specimen was lot 2650 in Goldberg sale 109 (Los Angeles, January 2019), where it sold for $960. The catalog description[1] noted, "Italian States: Genoa. 8 Lira, 1792. Crowned and supported arms. Reverse: John the Baptist standing holding staff with banner. Toned. NGC graded AU-55." This is a rather scarce type struck 1792-93 in the last years of the republic. Genoa was occupied by Napoleon and converted into the Ligurian Republic; she never recovered her independence. In 1815, Metternich awarded Genoa to Sardinia and followed her into the kingdom of Italy during the unification of 1860-61.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 33.27 g, .889 fine silver, 41 mm diameter, decorated edge.
Catalog reference: Dav-1369; KM-A249, Mont-08.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 109: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2019.
- Montenegro, Eupremio, Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed., Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
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