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[[Image:K406-3571.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 406, lot 3571]] | [[Image:K406-3571.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 406, lot 3571]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 3571 in Künker sale 406 ( | + | This specimen was lot 3571 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €2,400 (about US$3,149 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ITALIEN, GENUA, Republik (Dogi Biennali), 1528-1797. 24 Lire 1795. GOLD. R Feine Goldpatina, sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' ([[Italy]], [[Italy, Genoa|republic of Genoa]], biennial doges, 1528-1797, 24 lire of 1795. Rare, fine gold patina, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This is a rare type struck 1793 and 1795 in the last years of the republic. Genoa was occupied by Napoleon and converted into the Ligurian Republic; she never recovered her independence. In 1815, Metternich awarded Genoa to Sardinia and, as part of that kingdom, Genoa followed Sardinia into the kingdom of Italy during the unification of 1860-61. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024. | ||
* Montenegro, Eupremio, ''Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed.,'' Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014. | * Montenegro, Eupremio, ''Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed.,'' Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014. | ||
| − | + | * Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017. | |
| − | * Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017. | + | * Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. |
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* [[Genoa 1794 2 lire|1794 2 lire]] | * [[Genoa 1794 2 lire|1794 2 lire]] | ||
* [[Genoa 1794 12 lire|1794 12 lire]] | * [[Genoa 1794 12 lire|1794 12 lire]] | ||
| + | * [[Genoa 1795 2 lire|1795 2 lire]] | ||
* [[Genoa 1795 4 lire|1795 4 lire]] | * [[Genoa 1795 4 lire|1795 4 lire]] | ||
* [[Genoa 1796 8 denari|1796 8 denari]] | * [[Genoa 1796 8 denari|1796 8 denari]] | ||
| − | * [[Genoa 1796 8 lire Dav-1370|1796 8 lire] | + | * [[Genoa 1796 8 lire Dav-1370|1796 8 lire]] |
| + | * [[Genoa 1796 96 lire|1796 96 lire]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1795]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1795]] | ||
[[Category: Selections from Kunker sale 403, 404, 405, 406]] | [[Category: Selections from Kunker sale 403, 404, 405, 406]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:40, 2 January 2026
This specimen was lot 3571 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €2,400 (about US$3,149 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIEN, GENUA, Republik (Dogi Biennali), 1528-1797. 24 Lire 1795. GOLD. R Feine Goldpatina, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Italy, republic of Genoa, biennial doges, 1528-1797, 24 lire of 1795. Rare, fine gold patina, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This is a rare type struck 1793 and 1795 in the last years of the republic. Genoa was occupied by Napoleon and converted into the Ligurian Republic; she never recovered her independence. In 1815, Metternich awarded Genoa to Sardinia and, as part of that kingdom, Genoa followed Sardinia into the kingdom of Italy during the unification of 1860-61.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.28-6.31 g, 0.909 fine gold, 24 mm diameter, decorated edge, this specimen 6.32 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-446; KM-255, Lunardi 362 (R2).
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
- Montenegro, Eupremio, Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed., Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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