Genoa 1793 12 lire
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This specimen was lot 1949 in Goldberg sale 115 (Los Angeles, February 2020), where it sold for $4,560. The catalog description[1] noted, "Italian States: Genoa. 12 Lire, 1793. Crowned arms supported by griffins. Reverse: Madonna and child. Very Rare. NGC graded MS-61." The piece is accompanied by gold 24, 48 and 96 lire, all expensive. Genoa was occupied by Napoleon in 1798 and made into the puppet Ligurian Republic. Genoa never recovered its independence; in 1815 it was annexed by the kingdom of Sardinia and is now part of Italy.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.15 g, .909 fine gold, 20 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-447; KM-254.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Montenegro, Eupremio, Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed., Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 115: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2020.
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