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| − | This specimen was lot 3998 in Goldberg sale 69 (Los Angeles, May, 2012), where it sold for $6,325. The catalog description <sup>[2]</sup> noted, "Italian States - [[Italy, Genoa|Genoa]]. 96 Lire, 1801. Ligurian Republic, 1798-1805. Liguria seated left. Reverse: Fasces. Light adjustment marks on reverse. Considerable original mint luster. Rare. NGC graded AU-58." This rare type is listed for 1798 and 1801-05. Genoa was occupied by Napoleon in 1798 and made into the puppet Ligurian Republic. Genoa never recovered her independence; in 1815 it was annexed by the kingdom of Sardinia and is now part of Italy. Most of the issues of the Ligurian Republic are rare to very rare. | + | This specimen was lot 3998 in Goldberg sale 69 (Los Angeles, May, 2012), where it sold for $6,325. The catalog description <sup>[2]</sup> noted, "Italian States - [[Italy, Genoa|Genoa]]. 96 Lire, 1801. Ligurian Republic, 1798-1805. Liguria seated left. Reverse: Fasces. Light adjustment marks on reverse. Considerable original mint luster. Rare. NGC graded AU-58." This rare type is listed for 1798 and 1801-05. Genoa was occupied by Napoleon in 1798 and made into the puppet Ligurian Republic. Genoa never recovered her independence; in 1815 it was annexed by the kingdom of Sardinia and is now part of [[Italy]]. Most of the issues of the Ligurian Republic are rare to very rare. |
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* [[Ligurian Republic 1799 4 lire]] | * [[Ligurian Republic 1799 4 lire]] | ||
* [[Ligurian Republic 1801 48 lire Fr-449|1801 48 lire]] | * [[Ligurian Republic 1801 48 lire Fr-449|1801 48 lire]] | ||
| − | * [[Ligurian Republic | + | * [[Ligurian Republic 1803 96 lire|1803 96 lire]] |
* [[Coins and currency dated 1801]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1801]] | ||
* return to coins of [[Italy, Genoa]] | * return to coins of [[Italy, Genoa]] | ||
[[Category: Selections from Goldberg sale 69]] | [[Category: Selections from Goldberg sale 69]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:22, 23 January 2025
This specimen was lot 3998 in Goldberg sale 69 (Los Angeles, May, 2012), where it sold for $6,325. The catalog description [2] noted, "Italian States - Genoa. 96 Lire, 1801. Ligurian Republic, 1798-1805. Liguria seated left. Reverse: Fasces. Light adjustment marks on reverse. Considerable original mint luster. Rare. NGC graded AU-58." This rare type is listed for 1798 and 1801-05. Genoa was occupied by Napoleon in 1798 and made into the puppet Ligurian Republic. Genoa never recovered her independence; in 1815 it was annexed by the kingdom of Sardinia and is now part of Italy. Most of the issues of the Ligurian Republic are rare to very rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 25.21 g, 0.917 fine gold, .743 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-448; KM-270; Pagani-2.
- 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.
- 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.
- [2]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Paul Rynearson, Goldberg sale 69: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Ancient and World Coins, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2012.
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