Ligurian Republic 1804 96 lire
This specimen was lot 1529 in Sincona sale 38 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 1,400 CHF (about US$1,679 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Repubblica Liguria, 1798-1805 96 Lire 1804. Sehr schön. (Ligurian republic, 1798-1805, 96 lire of 1804, Very fine.)"
This rare type is listed for 1798 and 1801-05. Genoa was occupied by Napoleon in 1798 and made into the puppet Ligurian Republic. Genoa never recovered her 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: 25.21 g, 0.917 fine gold, .743 troy oz AGW, this specimen 25.11 g.
Catalog reference: MIR 375/4. Schl. 347, Fr-448; KM-270; Pagani-2.
- 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.
- [2]Jürg Richter, Auction 38, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
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