Italy 1814-M lira
This specimen was lot 555 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $1,149.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY, Regno d'Italia (Napoleonic). Napoleon I. 1805-1814. AR Lira. Milano (Milan) mint; differenti: pomegranate and inverted cup. Luigi Manfredini, engraver general. Dated 1814 M over V. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 65. Gem superbly toned specimen with fully prooflike fields. Truly spectacular. This is a very scarce over-mintmark (Milan over Venice) variety. Purchased from Frank Lapa." 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. This repunched mintmark is awarded a slight premium in the SCWC.
Recorded mintage: 275,650.
Specification: 5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 23.5 mm diameter, this specimen Ø22 mm, 5.00 g, 6h axis.
Catalog reference: KM (C) 8.1, Gig-164 (skinny points to lances), Gig-171 (fat points to lances, shown here).
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- 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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