Italy 1813-M soldo
This specimen was lot 550 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $968. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY, Regno d'Italia (Napoleonic). Napoleon I. 1805-1814. CU Soldo. Milano (Milan) mint; differenti: pomegranate and inverted cup. Luigi Manfredini, engraver general. Dated 1813 M. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 64 BN. Light even brown with a few hints of red. None graded higher for the date or type. Last year of type. Purchased from Nona Moore, May 1972." This coin was struck in Milan for Napoleon's kingdom of Italy which lasted 1804-1814. The soldo, equal to five centesimi, was struck in some numbers 1807-13 at Milan, Venice and Bologna. This specimen sold for nine times the catalog value.
Recorded mintage: 2,897,000.
Specification: 10.95 copper, 27.5 mm diameter, this specimen Ø27 mm, 10.36 g, 6h axis.
Catalog reference: KM C3.2, Gig-215.
- 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]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.
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