Milan 1786-LB lira

Goldberg sale 70, lot 4271

photo courtesy Goldberg Coins & Collectibles

This specimen was lot 4271 in Goldberg sale 70 (Los Angeles, September 2012), where it sold for $143.75. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Italian States - Milan. Lira, 1786-LB. Joseph II. Reverse: Crowned oval shield. Surface flaking and polished. Very Fine." Like many early Italian minors, this type struck 1781-90 doesn't catalog for much but is seldom seen. The duchy of Milan was Spanish until 1714, when it passed to the Austrians, who lost it to Revolutionary France in 1797. After the fall of Napoleon in 1815, it returned to Hapsburg rule until the unification of Italy in 1859-60.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.33-6.25 g, silver, 26 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-208; CNI V, 407,43; Montengro-114.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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.
• Montenegro, Eupremio, Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed., Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014.
• ^[1]Ira and Larry Goldberg, Goldberg sale 70: The Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles, CA: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2012.

Link to:

• Milan 1782-LB lira
• 1786-M zecchino
• 1786 sovrano
• 1787 mezzo sovrano
• 1790-LB lira, Leopold II
• Milan 1792 lira acclamation issue for Francis II
• Coins and currency dated 1786
• return to coins of Italy, Milan