Manuale di Conti delle Monete (1811)

This scarce manual, titled “Manuale de’ conteggi delle monete di argento ed oro ragguagliate in Lire Italiane e Centesimi”, is a significant historical document illustrating the monetary transition in central Italy during the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy. It served to facilitate conversion between old local currencies and the new decimal Italian Lira.

Publication Details:

Place of Publication: Fermo

Year: 1811

Printer: Giuseppe Paccasassi, Departmental Printer (Dipartimento del Metauro)

Physical Description and Features:

Binding: Original publisher’s wrappers in coarse red/orange paper

Frontispiece: Features a central typographic ornament

Provenance Note: Manuscript note at the foot of the title page: “Di me Francesco Maria Luciani da Montegranaro”, attesting to historical local use

Condition:

Original and margin-rich copy

Natural aging signs on the paper, which remains structurally sound

Historical Significance:

Produced by the principal printing house of the Metauro Department

Highly relevant for collectors of numismatics, economic history, and Marche regional history, documenting practical aspects of monetary conversions during the Napoleonic period.