Live auction - fwo_849285 - ITALY - GRAND DUCHY OF TUSCANY - LEOPOLD II 1 Paolo 1856 Florence
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| Estimate : | 110 € |
| Price : | 65 € |
| Maximum bid : | 70 € |
| End of the sale : | 25 July 2023 19:29:04 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : 1 Paolo
Date: 1856
Mint name / Town : Florence
Quantity minted : -
Metal : silver
Diameter : 23,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 2,66 g.
Edge : striée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LEOP.II.D.G.P.R.H.ET B.A.A.M.D.ETR..
Obverse description : portrait à droite.
Reverse
Reverse legend : SVSCEPTOR NOST.DEVS // 1856.
Reverse description : écu couronné et grand collier.
Historical background
ITALY - GRAND DUCHY OF TUSCANY - LEOPOLD II
(1824-1859)
Leopold II of Tuscany (1797-1870) was the son of Ferdinand III of Tuscany (1769-1824) and Louise of the Two Sicilies (1773-1802). He is the nephew of Emperor Francis I of Habsburg. His sister, Thérèse, married Charles-Albert of Sardinia. He is an ultra-conservative. He succeeded his father in 1824. He was forced to abdicate in 1859 in favor of his son Ferdinand IV (1835-1908) who was himself overthrown the following year. Victor-Emmanuel II becomes king of unified Italy in 1861.
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