Italy 1814-M 5 soldi
This specimen was lot 71272 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Kingdom of Napoleon. 5 Soldi, 1814-M. Milan Mint. Napoleon. NGC MS-64. This handsome looking survivor displays a bold strike with rich mottled cabinet patina adding to its originality and pleasing appearance." The issues of the Napoleonic kingdom of Italy were meant to match the French franc Germinal. Thus, the silver lira was 5 g, 0.900 fine silver, just like the French one franc. The lira was divided into twenty soldi, so the five soldi (shown here) matched the French quarter franc. Five soldi were minted at Milan 1808-14 and at Venice 1812 only and at Bologna 1812-13.
Recorded mintage: 700,000.
Specification: 1.25 g, 0.900 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-C5.1.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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