Sardinia 1859(t) B 20 lire

Sincona sale 46, lot 617

This specimen was lot 617 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"ITALY, House of Savoy/Sardinia, Vittorio Emanuele II. 1849-1861. 20 Lire 1859, Turin. Gutes sehr schön. (kingdom of Sardinia, Victor Emanuel II, 1849-61, twenty lire of 1859, Turin mint. Good very fine.)"

This type was struck at the Turin and Genoa mints 1850-61 during the reign of Victorio Emanuele II of Italy, while he was merely King of Sardinia (1849-61). It is struck to the same standard as the contemporary French twenty francs. It is, however, reasonably common.

Recorded mintage: 186,640, a common date.

Specification: 6.45 g, 0.900 fine gold, .186 troy oz AGW, this specimen 6.44 g.

Catalog reference: KM 146.1; Pagani 355. Schl. 289. Fr-1146.

Source:

• 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.
• 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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.

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