CNG 97, Lot: 939. Estimate $750. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Papale (prigioniero del Vaticano). Pius IX. 1846-1878. AR 5 Lire (37.8mm, 25.04 g, 6h). Lira coinage. Roma (Rome) mint. Dually dated RY 25 and 1870. Bust left / Denomination and date in three lines within wreath. CNI XVI 225; Muntoni 45; Berman 3337. Choice EF, toned.