Lombardy-Venetia 1840-M sovrano Fr-741f

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Künker Auction 439, lot 2333

This specimen was lot 2333 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €5,000 (about US$6,879 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"KAISERREICH ÖSTERREICH, Ferdinand I., 1835-1848. Sovrano 1840 M, Mailand. 10,20 g Feingold. GOLD. RR Winz. Kratzer, vorzüglich. Aus der Sammlung Kommerzialrat Dr. Herbert Wenzel, Wien. Geschenk der Gefolgschaft zum 50. Geburtstag von Dr. Herbert Wenzel im Jahr 1954. (empire of Austria, Ferdinand I, 1835-48, souverain d'or of 1840, Milan mint. Very rare, light scratches, extremely fine.)"

This denomination was originally introduced for circulation in the Austrian Netherlands, where it was called the souverain d'or. This sovrano was struck at Vienna 1837-41 and 1847 and at Milan 1838 and 1840. 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.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 11.33 g, 0.900 fine gold, 25.4 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM C21.2 (listed under Lombardy-Venetia), Fr-741 f (listed under Italy); J. 260; Schl. 319.

Sources:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Veselý, Roman, Mince a medaile, 19. století, František II ab Karel I, Prague: Aurea Numismatika, 2020.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 439: Gold Coins from around the world, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Malta and Saxony | German Coins after 1871 including Coins from the Collection of Jürgen and Erika Schmidt, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

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