Lucca 1837 2 lire
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This specimen was lot 1420 in Jean Elsen sale 120 (Brussels, March 2014), where it sold for €140 (about US$230 including buyer's fees. The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIE, LUCQUES, Charles Louis de Bourbon (1824-1847), AR 2 lire, 1837, Très Beau. (Italy, Lucca, Charles Louis of Bourbon, 1824-47, silver two lire of 1837, very fine.)"
This type is listed for 1837 only. These obscure little Italian states coins don't catalog for much but are very difficult to find. Charles Louis, king of Etruria as a child, ruled this tiny state as an adult.
Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.
Specification: 9.43 g, 0.666 fine silver.
Catalog reference: M., 324; G., 1, KM C41.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, Vente Publique 120, Brussels: Jean Elsen & ses Fils, S.A., 2014.
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- Lucca 1834 lira
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- Coins and currency dated 1837
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