Sardinia 1831(g) P lira
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This specimen was lot 2025 in Jean Elsen sale 163 (Brussels, November 2025), where it sold for €130 (about US$150 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIE, SAVOIE et SARDAIGNE, Charles Albert (1831-1849), AR 1 lira, 1831 P, Gênes. Très rare. (Italy, kingdom of Sardinia, Charles Albert, 1831-49, silver lira of 1831, Genoa mint. Very rare, Fine.)"
This type was struck at Genoa 1831-32, 1835 and 1838 and all the dates are scarce to rare. While the five lire and gold twenty lire appear frequently, the minors are very rare.
Recorded mintage: 18,741.
Specification: 5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 23 mm diameter, lettered edge.
Catalog reference: KM 129.2, M. 166; G. 114; Pagani 290.
- 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.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 163, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.
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