Italy 1812-B lira

Stephen Album sale 43, lot 1333

Kingdom of Italy in 1806, from Putzger's Atlas

This specimen was lot 1333 in Stephen Album sale 43 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2022), where it sold for $204. The catalog description^[1] noted, "KINGDOM OF ITALY: Napoleon I, 1804-1814, AR lira, 1812-B/M, interesting over-mintmark, light peripheral toning, EF, R (Gigante)." This coin was struck in Milan for Napoleon's kingdom of Italy which lasted 1804-1814. The lira, which matched the French franc, was struck in some numbers 1808-14 at Milan, Venice and Bologna.

Recorded mintage: 310,000.

Specification: 5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 23 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM C8.2, Gigante-148b.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Gigante, Fabio, Gigante 2016: Catalogo Nazionale delle Monete Italiano Dal '700 All'Euro, 24a ed. Varese, Italy, 2015.
• Montenegro, Eupremio, Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed., Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 43, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.

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