CNG 93, Lot: 1796. Estimate $5000. Sold for $6500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ITALY, Regno d'Italia. Vittorio Emanuele III. 1900-1946. AV 100 Lire (35mm, , 6h). Silver Jubilee of Accesion and 10th Anniversary of Italy’s Entry in World War I. Rome mint. Dually dated 1900/1925 and 1915/1918. VITT • EM • III RE D’ITALIA, head left, set on oak branch encompassed by Lombard crown; 1900 and 1925 flanking / Virtus, holding flying banner in upraised right hand and cupping statue of Victory in right, kneeling left on rock outcropping inscribed with fasces and VETTA/D’ITALIA; A • M •INC • and MISTRVZZI flanking base, 1915 and 1918 flanking rock outcropping; 100 LIRE across field, R in right field. Pagani 645; Gigante 8; Friedberg 32. In NGC encapsulation graded PF 63, a few minimal hadling marks. Attractive matte surfaces. Rare.