Avignon 1692 1/12 ecu KM-106

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from Jean Elsen sale 132, lot 625

This specimen was lot 625 in Jean Elsen sale 132 (Brussels, March 2017), where it sold for €80 (about US$101 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, ETATS PONTIFICAUX, Innocent XII (1691-1700), (Antonio Pignatelli), AR douzième d'écu, 1692, Avignon. Pietro Ottoboni, cardinal légat. D/ B. à d. R/ Monogramme PCL. Rare. Beau à Très Beau. (France, Pontifical State, Innocent XII (1691-1700), silver twelfth écu of 1692, Avignon mint. Obverse: bust to right; reverse: monogram. Rare, fine to very fine.)"

This is one of three different twelfth écus issued 1692-93, all scarce. It was the first issue from Avignon, a papal enclave in southern France since the luigino last issued 1667.

Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.

Specification: silver, this specimen 1,29 g.

Catalog reference: Munt. 127; Berman 2327, KM 106 (listed under Avignon).

Source:

  • 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.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 132, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2017.

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