Fermo 1798 2 baiocchi
This specimen was lot 47175 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $504. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Roman Republic. Fermo. 2 Baiocchi, 1798 Anno I. PCGS MS-62 Brown. RARE." The Roman Republic was formed to welcome the advancing French armies in 1798 and the pope fled to Venice and Austrian protection. When Napoleon left Italy for Paris, the puppet republics all collapsed and the pope returned to Rome, to rule until 1808. This local emergency issue is quite scarce. Other issues from Fermo of this denomination include KM 12, KM 15 and KM 17 but they all have a fasces on the obverse.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 16.16 g, copper, 35 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: cf. KM-14; Pagani-33/35; Ber-limonite.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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