Parma 1858 5 lire Dav-205
This specimen was lot 21425 in Heritage sale 3010 (Boston, August 2010), where it sold for $10,925. The catalog description[2] noted, "Parma. Roberto I di Borbone 5 Lire 1858, Proof 64 Cameo NGC, a gorgeous coin with deeply mirrored surfaces and a frosty cameo effect on the conjoined busts. Rare and most desirable in this stunning quality." The Duchy of Parma was a small state bordering on the Duchy of Milan. It fell to the Spanish Hapsburgs 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. This type, the last from this state, was struck in 1858 and is rare; the SCWC mentions no proofs.
Recorded mintage: 1,000.
Specification: 25 g, 0.900 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-205; KM-C36.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- 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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [2]Tucker, Warren, Scott Cordry and John Kraljevich, Heritage Sale 3010: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2010.
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