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Auction 8  15 Feb 2023
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Lot 260

Starting price: 1200 GBP
Price realized: 1200 GBP
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Italy, Kingdom of Sardinia, Carlo Felice (1821-1831), gold 80 Lire, 1828, Genoa mint, design by Amedeo Lavy, bare head left, date below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding CAR. FELIX D. G. REX SAR. CYP. ET HIER., rev. crowned quartered spade shield of arms with shield of Savoy centre, ornate order chain suspended below within laurel wreath, value L 80 divides mintmarks P and anchor below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, DVX SAB. GENVAE ET MONTISF. PRINC. PED. &., edge with lettering FERT, 25.83g (KM 123; Fr. 1133, Mont 13). Lightly cleaned at some point, bagmarks in fields, otherwise fine.

Calendar year mintage 8,961

The Latin legend translates on the obverse as "Charles Felix by the Grace of God, King of Sardinia, Cyprus, and Jerusalem," continuing on the reverse as "Duke of Savoy, Genoa, and Montferrat, Prince of Piedmont, etc."
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