Genoa 1793 96 lire
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This specimen was lot 3075 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2017), where it sold for $1,527.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Genoa. 96 Lire, 1793. PCGS AU-55 Secure Holder. First year of type with square shield. Attractive flashing luster with only light even wear to high points and a few scattered points of contact. Ex: Stack's Sale October 20-22, 1982, Lot #1296." The republic of Genoa issued silver one, two, four and eight lire and gold 12, 24, 48 and 96 lire 1793-97 in its final years before occupation and annexation by the French.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 25.21 g, .909 fine gold, 33 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-444; KM-251; MIR-275/1, Mont-26.
- 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]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2017 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Richard Stuart Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.
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