Italy 1916-R 2 lire

Goldberg sale 84, lot 4445

photo courtesy Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

This specimen was lot 4445 in Goldberg sale 84 (Los Angeles, January 2015), where it sold for $176.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Italy. 2 Lire, 1916-R. Vittorio Emanuele III. NGC graded MS-65." This type was struck for the kingdom of Italy 1914-17. The weight and fineness matches that of a French two francs. This denomination was struck to this standard until 1917, when the stress of wartime inflation forced the government to suspend production. When mintage of the two lire resumed in 1923, it was a nickel coin.

Recorded mintage: 10,923,000.

Specification: 10 g, 0.835 fine silver, 27 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: Pagani-739; KM-55.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Aleeza Brown, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 84: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2014.

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• 1915 2 lire
• 1916 lira
• Italy 1917-R 2 lire
• Coins and currency dated 1916
• return to coins of Italy