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Live auction - fwo_436794 - ITALY - KINGDOM OF ITALY - UMBERTO I 2 Lire 1885 Rome

ITALY - KINGDOM OF ITALY - UMBERTO I 2 Lire 1885 Rome  XF
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Estimate : 150 €
Price : no bid
Maximum bid : no bid
End of the sale : 01 August 2017 18:52:29
Type : 2 Lire
Date: 1885
Mint name / Town : Roma
Quantity minted : 598008
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 835 ‰
Diameter : 27 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 9,94 g.
Edge : en creux
Rarity : R1
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : UMBERTO I - RE D’ITALIA / 1885.
Obverse description : portrait à droite du roi Humbert Ier.

Reverse


Reverse description : écu de la Maison de Savoie couronné, entre deux rameaux, et inscription L-2.

Commentary


Il s’agit de l’année la plus rare pour la pièce de 2 lire. C’est la première fois que nous proposons cette pièce à la vente..

Historical background


ITALY - KINGDOM OF ITALY - UMBERTO I

(20/01/1878-29.07/1900)

Humbert (1844-1900) was the son of Victor-Emmanuel II and Marie-Adélaïde de Habsbourg. He succeeded his father in 1878. He married his cousin Marguerite de Savoie (1851-1926). He was assassinated by Gaétan Bresci on July 29, 1900. His son Victor-Emmanuel III (1869-1947) succeeded him.

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