CNG 103, Lot: 1085. Estimate $1000. Sold for $2500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Venezia (Venice). Repubblica di San Marco (Governo Provvisorio). 1848-1849. AV 20 Lire (21mm, 6.45 g, 6h). Dated 1848. Lion of St. Mark standing left on base / Denomination within wreath. Pagani 176; KM (C) 187; Friedberg 1518. Superb EF, a few scratches. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller, June 1981.