Italy 1814-M 20 lire

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CNG Lissner sale, lot 558

This specimen was lot 558 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $1,452. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY, Regno d'Italia (Napoleonic). Napoleon I. 1805-1814. AV 20 Lire. Milano (Milan) mint; differenti: pomegranate and inverted cup. Luigi Manfredini, engraver general. Dated 1810 M. In NGC encapsulation graded AU 55. A very nice AU with luster. None graded higher. Very nice for the type and very scarce. Ex Goldberg 32 (20 September 2005), lot 3036." This coin was struck in Milan for Napoleon's kingdom of Italy which lasted 1804-1814. The twenty lira, which matched the French twenty francs in gold, was struck in some numbers 1808-14.

Recorded mintage: 57,000.

Specification: 6.45 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen Ø20 mm, 6.44 g, 6h axis.

Catalog reference: KM 11; Friedberg 7; Mont 214.

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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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