Italy 1811-M 2 lire

Sincona sale 47, lot 1872

Northern Italy in 1806

This specimen was lot 1872 in Sincona sale 47 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 225 CHF (about US$270 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"ITALIEN, Königreich, Napoleone I. 1805-1814. 2 Lire 1811 M, Mailand. Vorzüglich. (kingdom of Italy, Napoleon I, 1805-14, two lire of 1811, Milan mint. Extremely fine.)"

This coin was struck in Milan for Napoleon's kingdom of Italy which lasted 1804-1814. The two lire piece matched the French two francs and was struck in some numbers 1807-14. It was also struck in Venice and Bologna.

Recorded mintage: 520,038, a common date.

Specification: 10 g, 0.900 fine silver, 28 mm diameter, this specimen 9.97 g.

Catalog reference: KM C9.1, Gig-131, Pagani 37a.

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]Richter, Jürg, Auction 47, World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.

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