Papal States (1458-64) ducat Fr-12

from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection

Pope Pius II ruled 1458-64. This is the second and more common of the two ducats known from his reign. St. Peter stands in a quatrefoil, a common design for the period.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-12, Ber-362.

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.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.

Link to:

• Papal States (1455-58) ducat Fr-8
• Papal States (1455-58) ducat Fr-7
• Papal States (1464) ducat Fr-15a
• Papal States (1464-71) ducat Fr-19
• Coins and currency dated 1458
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