Papal States 1866-R 4 soldi

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 45165

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 45165 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $70. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ITALY. Papal States. 4 Soldi, 1866-R Year XXI. Rome Mint. Pius IX. NGC MS-62 Brown. A pleasing example of the type, with very dark patina and glossy surfaces." This type was minted at Rome 1866-69 in substantial quantities and is common. Four soldi = twenty centesimi = 1/5 lira. The pope was enjoying his last days as an independent potentate; when French troops left in 1870, Italian troops marched in and forcibly unified Rome with the rest of the kingdom of Italy.

Recorded mintage: 2,470,000.

Specification: 20 g, copper, 36 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Berman-3346; KM-1374; Gig-319.

Source:

• Berman, Allen G., Papal Coins, South Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1991.
• 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.
• Fabrizi, Davide, Monete Italiane Regionale: Napoli, Pavia: Edizioni Numismatica Varesi, 2010.
• ^[2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

• 1866 gold 5 lire
• 1866 10 lire
• 1866 20 lire
• 1866 100 lire
• 1868-R 4 soldi, years XXII and XXIII
• Coins and currency dated 1866