Sardinia 1830(t) P 50 centesimi
This specimen was lot 3188 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $144. The catalog description[1] noted, "SARDINIA: Carlo Felice, 1821-1831, AR 50 centesimi, 1830, initial P, toned, better date (none) graded VF-XF." The Duchy of Savoy was an Italian state wedged between France and Milan and was often the victim of invasions from both directions. In 1720, the duke acquired the island of Sardinia and promoted himself to king of Sardinia. In 1799, king Carlo Emanuele IV was evicted by Napoleon and the region converted to the Ligurian Republic then annexed to France. Sardinia did not recover her independence until 1815. The king was rewarded by Metternich with the republic of Genoa, which he added to his territory and opened a branch mint there in addition to his existing mint at Turin. This type was struck at Turin 1825-31 in moderate numbers.
Recorded mintage: unknown but a scarce date.
Specification: 2.50 g, 0.900 fine silver, 18 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-124.1 (formerly KM C102.1).
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- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 50, featuring selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection, the Hakim Hamidi Collection, the Almer H. Orr III Collection and the Solar Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
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