Live auction - fwo_496776 - ITALY - KINGDOM OF ITALY - VICTOR-EMMANUEL II 5 Lire 1863 Turin
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| Estimate : | 300 € |
| Price : | 175 € |
| Maximum bid : | 200 € |
| End of the sale : | 31 July 2018 19:12:58 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : 5 Lire
Date: 1863
Mint name / Town : Turin
Quantity minted : 196830
Metal : gold
Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 1,63 g.
Edge : cannelée
Rarity : R1
Obverse
Obverse legend : VITTORIO EMANUELE II 1863.
Obverse description : Tête nue à gauche de Victor Emmanuel II.
Reverse
Reverse legend : REGNO D’ITALIA L.5 .
Reverse description : Armes couronnées de l’Italie posées sur une couronne végétale.
Historical background
ITALY - KINGDOM OF ITALY - VICTOR-EMMANUEL II
(17/03/1861-9/01/1878)
Victor-Emmanuel II (14/03/1820-9/01/1878), son of Charles-Albert and Thérèse of Tuscany, succeeded his father who abdicated in 1849. In twelve years, with the help of Cavour and the alliance of France, he will reconstitute the kingdom of Italy for his benefit in 1861 but he does not take Rome until 1870.
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