Avignon 1587 6 bianchi
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This specimen was lot 1261 in Sincona sale 63 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 140 CHF (about US$176 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALY | Vatican - Church State, Sixtus V. 1585-1590. 6 Bianchi 1587, Avignon. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Übliche Prägeschwäche. Unregelmässiger Schrötling. (Italy, Papal States, Sixtus V, 1585-90, six bianchi of 1587, Avignon mint. Very fine-extremely fine, With the usual weak strike, Irregular flan.)"
Berman notes this type for 1586-90 along with a teston and a six bianchi struck in the name of the local legate.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, this specimen 3.88 g.
Catalog reference: Berman 1390.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 63: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
- Berman, Allen G., Papal Coins, South Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1991.
- Francesco Muntoni, Le Monete del Papi e Degli Stati Pontifici, 4 vols. Rome: P & P Santamaria, 1973.
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