Lombardy-Venetia 1838-M 1/2 sovrano Fr-741g

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Sincona sale 18, lot 3110

This specimen was lot 3110 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"1/2 Sovrano 1838. Mailand. Sehr schön-fast sehr schön. (Lombardy-Venetia, half sovrano of 1838, Milan mint, very fine or better.)"

This denomination was originally introduced for circulation in the Austrian Netherlands, where it was called the demi-souverain d'or. It was struck in Milan 1837-48 and in Venice in 1837-47. The kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia was assembled by the Austrians to provide a unified administration for the Italian territories under their rule. This comprised the former duchies of Milan and Mantua and the republic of Venice. Milan, under Spanish rule from the 1500's, fell to the Austrians in 1714 and held by them until 1797 when Napoleon seized it. Napoleon gave Venice (until then independent) to Austria as compensation for her loss of Milan and Belgium. The area passed back and forth between the French and Austrians until the Congress of Vienna in 1814-15, when Metternich awarded it to Austria. Austria ruled Venetia until 1866, when it passed to the new kingdom of Italy.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.67 g, 0.900 fine gold, .164 troy oz AGW, this specimen 5.58 g.

Catalog reference: Schl. 336. Fr-741g; KM C20.2.

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.
  • Gigante, Fabio, Gigante 2016: Catalogo Nazionale delle Monete Italiano Dal '700 All'Euro, 24a ed. Varese, Italy, 2015.
  • Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Montenegro, Eupremio, Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed., Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014.
  • Veselý, Roman, Mince a medaile, 19. století, František II ab Karel I, Prague: Aurea Numismatika, 2020.
  • [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.

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