EUROPEAN COINS FROM THE ÅKE LINDÉN COLLECTION, ITALY Kingdom, Vittorio Emanuele II, Silver 20-Centesimi, 1863T, Torino, bare head right, rev crowned shield within wreath (Gigante 83, this coin; Mont 223, R5; Pag 534; KM 12). Mint state FDC and of the highest rarity. mintage 461 Known in Italian as the “Stemmino”, this coin with a quasi-mythical appeal is missing from almost every serious collection. All withdrawn from circulation, only seven known to have survived today. The one offered here is without any doubt the finest known in private hands. £15,000-20,000
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