Mantua Anno 7 5 soldi
This specimen was lot 2681 in Goldberg sale 109 (Los Angeles, January 2019), where it sold for $492. The catalog description[1] noted, "Italian States: Mantua. V (5) Soldi, VII (1799). Fasces with Liberty Cap. Siege issue. Toned. NGC graded MS-62." Originally an independent duchy during the Renaissance, Mantua was annexed by the Austrians in 1708, on the extinction of the Gonzagas, and held by them until 1797. At the Congress of Vienna, it once again fell under Austrian rule as part of the kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia. The city was besieged several times during Napoleon's Italian wars. This crude piece was issued by the French defenders along with one and ten soldi. Twenty soldi = one lira, twelve lira = one tallero.
Recorded mintage: unknown but not common.
Specification: billon, 3 g, 19 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Gig-3, KM-537; Pagani-258.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 109: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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- Mantua Anno 7 soldo di Milano
- Mantua Anno 7 10 soldi di Milano
- Coins and currency dated 1799