80 Lire - Carlo Felice Platinum Restrike

€458,385.00
LocationKingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia (Italian States)
Year1823
TypeMedals/Coin replicas
CompositionPlatinum
Weight25.9 g
Diameter33 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgeSmooth with lettering
Lettering: FERT - FERT - FERT Lettering: FERT - FERT - FERT Five coins were struck for Edward H. Metcalf, grandson of influential railroad magnate Collis P. Huntington. Each was struck in platinum with the frozen date of 1827 an
Period
NoticeAmedeo Lavy
Reference(s) KM#123 var
Obverse descriptionHead to left, date below
Obverse letteringCAR. FELIX D. G. REX SAR. CYP. ET HIER. 1827
(Translation: Charles Felix by the grace of God King of Sardinia, Cyprus, and Jerusalem)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionCrowned spade-shaped shield of 4-fold arms, with central shield of Savoy, between 2 oak branches, collar of order suspended below, value `L.80.` divides mintmarks at bottom
Reverse letteringDVX SAB. GENVAE ET MONTISF. PRINC. PED. &. L. 80
(Translation: Duke of Savoy, Genoa, and Montferrat, Prince of Piedmont, etc.)
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverL
Turin, Italy (1297-1870)
Mintage1823 L - Eagle - 5
Catalog ID2035225100
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