Genoa 1794 lira

Goldberg sale 109, lot 2654

This specimen was lot 2654 in Goldberg sale 109 (Los Angeles, January 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Italian States: Genoa. Lira, 1794. Crowned and supported arms. Reverse: John the Baptist standing holding staff with banner. NGC graded MS-63." This is a seldom seen type struck 1793-96 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 followed her into the kingdom of Italy during the unification of 1860-61.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.16 g, .889 fine silver, 25 mm diameter, decorated edge.

Catalog reference: KM-211a, Mont-53.

Source:

• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 109: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2019.
• Montenegro, Eupremio, Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed., Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

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