Papal States (1342-52) gros tournois Ber-183

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Jean Elsen sale 147, lot 1781

This specimen was lot 1781 in Jean Elsen sale 147 (Brussels, June 2021), where it sold for €2,400 (about US$3,508 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, ETATS PONTIFICAUX, Clément VI (1342-1352), (Pierre Roger de Beaufort), AR gros tournois (28 deniers), Pont-de-Sorgues. Au titre du Comtat Venaissin. D/ CLEMENS PP SEXT (clés) B. mitré du pape de f., bénissant et ten. un sceptre cr. Bordure de treize feuilles. R/ Croix pattée. En légende intérieure: + COMES VENESI (clés). Très rare Belle patine. Vendu avec une ancienne notice manuscrite. (France, Papal State, Clement VI, 1342-52, silver gros tournois, Pont-de-Sorgues mint, for the county of Venaissin. Obverse: papal mitre over a scepter, border of thirteen leaves; reverse: cross pattée. Very rare, nice patina, sold with an old manuscript tag.)"

The popes fled Roman anarchy in 1304 and ended up in Avignon in 1309, where they resided until the 1360's. When Urban V returned to Rome in 1367, many cardinals refused to go with him and instead elected an antipope in 1378, precipitating the Great Schism which lasted until 1417. This was long after Clement's reign, whose main crisis was the Black Death.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: this denomination was 4.17 g until 1351, then 3.51 g, .957 fine silver; this specimen is 3,88 g.

Catalog reference: Munt. 2; Berman 183; P.A. 4152.

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.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 147: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.

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