Parma 1815 5 soldi
This specimen was lot 3400 in Goldberg sale 78 (Los Angeles, January 2014), where it sold for $493.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Italian States - Parma. 5 Soldi, 1815. Maria Luigia. Bust left. Lightly toned and choice. NGC graded MS-65." The Duchy of Parma was a small state bordering on the Duchy of Milan. It fell to the Spanish Hapburgs in the 1500's and to the Austrian Hapsburgs in 1714 and was occupied by Napoleon in 1796. After his fall, it was granted to his wife, Maria Louisa of Austria, and was held by her until her death in 1847. It then passed to the Bourbons who ruled in Naples and then to the king of Italy in 1860. It has been part of Italy since. The Duchess issued a series of coins from a copper centesimo to a gold forty lire, of which this specimen, a silver five soldi, was a part. All were struck to French standards.
Specification: 1.25 g, 0.900 fine silver.
Recorded mintage: 360,000.
Catalog reference: KM-C26; Pagani-12.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Yifu Che and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg sale 78: the pre-Long Beach Auction, Ancient and World Coins, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2014.
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