Savoy 1652 1/2 lira
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This specimen was lot 45172 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Savoy. 1/2 Lira, 1652. Torino Mint. Carlo Emanuelle II. NGC VF Details--Obverse Damage. A decently struck but worn coin with an old scratch on the chin of the obverse bust." This type is listed for 1649 and 1652 and is rare, like most Savoyard coins of the seventeenth century. The weight is based on the lira of Vittorio Amadeo I, which weighed 12.66-13.25 g. During the reign of Vittorio Amadeo II, the lira shrank drastically to 5.46-6.11 g.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.17-8.15 g, silver; this specimen 7.62 g.
Catalog reference: KM-232.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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