Ligurian Republic 1799 4 lire

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Ponterio sale 164, lot 2628
photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 2628 in Ponterio sale 164 (New York, January 2012), where it sold for $1,955. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Liguria. Ligurian Republic. 4 Lire, Year 2 (1799). RARE in high grade. Sharply struck. ALMOST UNCIRCULATED." Genoa was occupied by Napoleon in 1798 and made into the puppet Ligurian Republic. Genoa never recovered its independence; in 1815 it was annexed by the kingdom of Sardinia and is now part of Italy. Most of the issues of the Ligurian Republic are rare to very rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 16.64 g, .889 fine silver, 33 mm diameter, .475 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-265 (Under Genoa); Mont-87; Gig-15.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 164: The January 2012 N.Y.I.N.C. Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2011.

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