Gubbio 1759 1/2 baiocco

from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection

This type is listed for 1759 only and was struck in Gubbio. No more were made in Gubbio until 1789. The early coinage of the Papal States used an antique monetary system. After 1740, five quattrini = one baiocco; 100 baiocchi = one scudo.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.2 g, copper.

Catalog reference: KM 157, Ber-2920.

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.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

Link to:

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• 1759 mezzo scudo
• 1759 scudo
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• 1759 doppio zecchino, year I
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