1085990 | ITALIAN STATES. Genoa. 1796✭ AR 8 Lire. PCGS MS62. 40.1mm. 33.50gm. DUX · ET · GUB REIP · GENU ·. Crowned arms with supporters on mantle above lion head and value / NON · SURREXIT · MAJOR ·. Standing figure of St. John the Baptist holding staff with inscribed banner, ECCE AGNUS DEI. KM 249; Dav.-1370; MIR 309/5; CNI 8; Carige 985.

The 8 Lire coins of 1796 with a star behind the date were minted between 1814-1825, after the annexation of Genoa to the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Ex Raffaele Negrini Auction 22 (Milano, 2005) Lot 975. Includes original collector's ticket.


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