Papal States (1484-92) grosso Ber-513

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Künker sale 403, lot 1284

This specimen was lot 1284 in Künker sale 403 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €2,800 (about US$3,674 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"PAPST INNOCENZ VIII., 1484-1492. Die Münzstätte Macerata. Grosso o. J., Macerata. Mit Münzzeichen Wappensymbol A+ (Antonio Migliori) auf der Rückseite. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Prachtexemplar mit feiner Tönung. Vorzüglich. Exemplar der Spezialsammlung Münzen und Medaillen der Päpste, Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 233, Osnabrück 2013, Nr. 1139. (Papal States, Innocent VIII, 1484-92, undated grosso, Macerata mint, with mintmaster's privy mark A+ on the reverse. Very scarce in this quality, cabinet example with fine toning, extremely fine.)"

This is the only grosso Innocent VIII had struck at the Macerata mint, which also struck a fiorino di camera (Fr-402). Note the "MACE" in the exergue.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 3,60 g.

Catalog reference: Berman 513; Muntoni 34 Var. I; Toffanin 508 (RR).

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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 403: Coins and Medals of the Popes - The significant collection of a southwest German entrepreneur, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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