CNG 87, Lot: 1796. Estimate $200. Sold for $150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Beatus Pius IX (Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti). 1846-1878. CU 5 Baiocchi (40mm, 40.20 g, 6h). Scudo standard. Rome mint. Dually-dated RY VIII and 1854. Coat-of-arms / Denomination and date in three lines; all within wreath. CNI XVII 110; Muntoni 27g; Serafini 239-40; Berman 3322; Pagani 485; Gigante 186; KM 1356. AU, brown surfaces.

From the HLT Collection.