. Italy 500 Lire argento (10 monete) (No reserve price)

Splendid and interesting lot consisting of 10 circulating and commemorative silver coins issued by the Italian Republic between the 1950s and 1970s.
Lot contents:
6 500 Lire “Caravelle” coins: featuring the three Caravels on the reverse and a Renaissance-style bust on the obverse (835/1000 silver). 
1 500 Lire 1961 “Centenary of the Unification of Italy” coin: featuring the famous Quadriga on the reverse. 
1 500 Lire 1965 “Dante Alighieri” coin: issued for the seventh centenary of the poet’s birth. 
1 500 Lire 1964/1965 “Michelangelo Buonarroti” coin: commemorating the fourth centenary of his birth. 
1 1000 Lire 1970 “Rome as Capital” coin: commemorative silver coin (bust of Concordia on the obverse). 
Technical Details
.835 silver
~110 g (total lot

Note to the buyer: The photos are an integral part of the description and show the actual condition of the coins and the patina tone of each piece.