Italy 1809-B 5 lire Dav-202
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This specimen was lot 7519 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $336. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Kingdom of Napoleon. 5 Lire, 1809-B. Bologna Mint. Napoleon I. PCGS EF-45. A pleasing example with even wear, gentle gray toning, and no distracting marks." This coin was struck in Bologna for Napoleon's kingdom of Italy, which lasted 1804-1814. The five lire piece matched the French five francs and was struck in some numbers 1807-14 at Milan, Venice and Bologna (shown here).
Recorded mintage: 221,000.
Specification: 25 g, 0.900 fine silver, 37 mm diameter, lettered edge.
Catalog reference: Dav-202; KM-10.3; Pag-48.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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