Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 1944. Estimate $7500.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 January 2006.  Sold For $10000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Kingdom. Vittorio Emanuele III. 1900-1946. AR 5 Lire (25.01 g, 6h). Rome mint. Dated 1914. D. Calandra, sculptor. VITTORIO EMANUELE III RE D'ITALIA, bare-head bust right in military uniform, D. CALANDRA below / Classicizing scene of Roma standing on an ornamented car drawn by four spirited horses; 1914, D.CALENDRA.M and A.MOTTI. INC below, R L5 * in exergue. Pagani 708; KM 56. EF, dark toning. Rare. ($7500)