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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 1949787, member: 15445&quot;]These two coins were also issued during the reign of Vittorio Emanuele III. The 1927 10 Lire coin depicts a biga (2-horse chariot) driven by a nice lady holding a fasces. The 1936 5 Lire depicts another nice lady with four children. This seated woman is an allegorical representation of Italy, with her sons. This coin in Italy is known as 5 lire &quot;Fertility&quot;.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]340089[/ATTACH]</p><p>One of my favorites is this Italy 500 Lire coin. This design was minted from 1957 to about 2000 (after Victor Emmanuel’s reign).</p><p>[ATTACH=full]340090[/ATTACH]</p><p>Beauty and kitsch are in the eye of the beholder.&nbsp; I find the designs on all these Italy coins attractive.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]340088[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]340091[/ATTACH]</p><p>The horse drawn chariot designs have their roots in antiquity.&nbsp; Here is a coin from Messana Sicily (Italy) ca. 480 B.C.&nbsp; There are much better ancient chariot examples but this is the only chariot coin in my ancient collection.&nbsp; My ancient coin actually depicts a Biga of mules (an apene) rather than two horses (a biga).</p><p>[ATTACH=full]340092[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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