Coins, banknotes and stamps

Silver 5 Franchi struck at the Turin Mint in Year 10 of the French Revolutionary calendar (1802), issued by the Subalpine Republic. Silver .900, weight approx. 25.0g, diameter approx. 37mm, lettered edge. Grade MB/MB-BB. A rare coin from a state that existed for less than two years.

Italian Republic 100 Lire, Minerva type, full series 1955 to 2001. Struck in Acmonital at the Rome Mint (mintmark R). Weight 8.0g, diameter 27.8mm, reeded edge. Grade FDC.

Italian Republic commemorative 500 Lire from 1989, issued for the 350th anniversary of the death of Tommaso Campanella. Silver 835/1000, weight 11.0g, diameter 29.3mm, lettered edge. Grade FDC. Rome Mint (mintmark R).

Italian Republic 2 Lire, Ulivo type. Struck in aluminium at the Rome Mint (mintmark R). Weight 0.8g, diameter 18.3mm, plain edge. Issued continuously from 1953 to 2001.

Italian Republic 10 Lire from 1991, Spighe type, in FDC (Fior di Conio) condition. Struck in aluminium at the Rome Mint (mintmark R). Weight 1.6g, diameter 23.3mm, plain edge. Catalogue reference KM# 93.

Italian Republic 100 Lire from 1965, Minerva type, in FDC (Fior di Conio) condition. Struck in ACMONITAL with a mintage of 37 million examples.

Italian Republic 1 Lira from 1950, first type known as "Arancia", in SPL (Splendida) condition. One of the early aluminium coins of the Republic.

Fantasy coin struck in 1983 depicting Mussolini, in copper-plated silver. Weight 20.4g, diameter 35.5mm, medal alignment. Not an official Italian Mint issue — classified as a novelty commemorative piece.

Canadian 5 Dollar silver coin (.925) issued for the XXI Summer Olympic Games in Montreal, 1976. Subject: Fencing. Weight 24.3g, diameter 38.61mm. Catalogue ref. KM# 107.

United Kingdom Silver Proof 5 Pounds issued on 3 October 2022, commemorating the life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II. Struck under King Charles III. Silver .925, weight 28.28g, diameter 38.61mm.

Copper 10 Tornesi from the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, second portrait of Ferdinand II. Weight 31.18g, diameter 38mm. Coin alignment (↑↓). Demonetised.

Italian Republic 50 Lire from 1955, first Vulcano type, struck in ACMONITAL at the Rome Mint. Grade MB, classified as rare (R) in the Pagani catalogue.