VARIETIES and UNUSUAL
A) Italian Republic - Lire and EURO
1- Evolution of bi-metallic 500 Lire, notes and varieties
2- All
Republican varieties, "old" and new - Defects of coinage: examples
3- False coins examples (old and new)
"New" varieties in sections 1 and 2: found by the webmaster of this site; we will receive and publish with pleasure (with the name of the finder) some photos about new varieties and unknown unusual italian coins. Contact us!
B) Kingdom of Italy and Italian States
1- A misterious coin...
2- Known varieties examples - Unusuals and defects of coinage
The coin in section 1, found by the webmaster of
this site, is unknown and w/o explanations...
Contact us if you have ideas about this.
C) YOUR VARIETIES !
If you own a coin with an unknown variety or an error, ancient or modern, contact us ! Your coin will be published in this section, if you like with your name. Coins showed are in a chronological order. Click image to see each variety.
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| 01E | Kingdom of Italy: 10 centesimi Vittorio Emanuele II irregularly struck. | A private collection |
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| 02E | Italian Republic: bi-metallic 500 lire irregular bronze on Obv./. | Mr.Emery Vajda collection |
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| 03E | Italian Republic: bi-metallic 500 lire irregular bronze on Rev./. | A private collection. |
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| 04E | Kingdom of Italy: 10 centesimi "Bee" very irregularly struck. | A private collection. |
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| 05C | Italian Republic: "Dante" silver 500 lire imperfections | Andrea Mancini collection |
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| 06E | Italian Republic: 10 Lire with 2 reverses. | Giuliano Picchio collection |
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| 07C | Italian Republic: countermarked bi-metallic 500 lire. | Ivano Maccā collection |
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| 08E | Italian Republic: brockage of a 200 lire, w/o date. | Dott.ssa Stefania Bellafiore collection |
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| 09E | Italian Republic: a 50 lire, w/o number "1". | Gionata Deri collection |
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| 10E | Italian Republic: 2 Euro w/o central ring. | F. Candini collection |
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| 11E | Italian Republic : 1 Euro 2002 without engraver's initials. | A private collection |
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| 12E | Italian Republic : 500 lire irregular bronze. | Mr. Gaetano Basile collection |
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| 13E | Italian Republic : 2 Euro 2002 with edge error. | A private collection |
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| 14E | Italian Republic : 100 lire 180° reverse. | Mr. Izzo Catello collection |
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| 15E | Italian Republic : 1 eurocent without copper plating (2 samples). | 1 - A private collection 2 - Mr. Rosario Castello collection |
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| 16E | Italian Republic : 10 eurocent with striking error. | Mr. Massimo Di Salvo collection |
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| 17E | Italian
Republic: 1 Euro with strike-error, without date and mintmark. |
A private collection |
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| 18E | Italian Republic: 10 Eurocent without Mintmark | A private collection |
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| 19V | Italian Republic: 10 eurocent with exceeding greek island. | Anubis collection |
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| 20C | Italian Kingdom: 1940 - 1 lira with metal lack like a XVIIII. | Mr. Burati collection |
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| 21C | Italian Kingdom: countermarked 2 lire 1923. | Mr. Burati collection |
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| 22E | Italian Republic: 200 lire edge error. | A private collection |
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| 23E | Italian Republic: 100 lire edge error. | A private collection |
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| 24E | Italian Republic: 100 lire 1972 / | Mr. Enzo Palma collection |
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| 25E | Italian Republic: 1000 lire 1998 monometallic | Mr. Marco Poletti collection |
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| 26E | Italian Republic: 200 lire "crescent" under neck | Mr. Werner Maresta collection |
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| 27C | Italian Republic: 200 lire incuse and restruck | Mr. Werner Maresta collection |
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| 28C | Italian Republic: 1 euro 2002 false (?). Produced maybe with the same technology used in 90s for production of french false 10F. | Mr. M. Di Salvo collection. |
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| 29C | Italian Republic: 50 Lire with double striking (rare for decimal stainless steel coinage). | Mr.
Harri Annala collection. |
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| 30E | Italian Republic: 20 eurocent with metal error. | Sada,
Valdarnini and a private collection |
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| 31E | Italian Republic: 1 euro 2002 reverse 180° rotated. | A
private collection. |
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| 32E | Italian Republic: 5 euro cent with metal blank error. | Mr. De
Vincenzo collection |
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| 33C | Italian Republic: 1 euro 2002 showing a Colosseo trace on obverse. | Orsini
and Rosa collection |
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| 34C | Italian Kingdom: 5 Lire 1878 with exceeding metal. | Valdarnini collection. |
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| 35E | Kingdom of Sardinia: 5 Lire 1844 Genoa with edge error. |
Valdarnini collection |
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| 36C | Italian Republic: 50 euro cent with low striking. | Orsini
and Rosa collection |
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| 37C | Italian Republic: 10 lire with blank cutting error | Cavazza collection |
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| 38V | Italian Republic: 10 euro cent without signature CM and different die type | Marangi collection |
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| 39E | Italian Republic: 500 lire with 50 lire obverse (!) | A
private collection |
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| 40C | Italian Republic: 500 lire with error on steel/bronzital rings | Marangi collection |
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| 41C | Italian Republic: 1 euro 2002 with metal exceeding | Alessandro
Pinto collection |
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| 42C | Two Sicilies Kingdom: 120 g. Piastra 1856 edge variety |
Valdarnini collection |
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| 43C | Kingdom of Sardinia: 20 Lire with double point |
Valdarnini collection |
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| 44C | Kingdom of Italy: 5 Lire "Aquilotto" with metallic problems on the flan | A
private collection |
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| 45C | Kingdom of Italy: some 5 cents "Empire" with metallic exceedings |
Cavazza collection |
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| 46C | Italian Republic: 5 lire with metallic exceeding |
Cavazza collection |
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| 47C | Italian Republic: 2 euro 2002 with problem on bimetallic flan | Giugni collection |
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