Papal States (1492-1503) ducat Fr-330

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Sincona sale 43, lot 3535
Sincona sale 46, lot 625, Ber-545a, note different arms
Künker sale 403, lot 1290

The first specimen was lot 3535 in Sincona sale 43 (Zürich, October 2017), where it sold for 900 CHF (about US$1,074 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"ITALY, Vatican - Church State, Alexander VI. 1492-1503 Ducato o. J. Bologna. Selten. Gutes sehr schön. Leicht gewellt. (Papal States, Alexander VI, 1492-1503, undated ducat, Bologna mint. Rare, Good very fine, Slightly wavy planchet.)"

The second specimen was lot 625 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 1,300 CHF (about US$1,560 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"ITALIEN, Vatikan - Kirchenstaat, Alexander VI. 1492-1503. Ducato o. J. Bologna. Sehr schön. Kleiner Schrötlingsfehler. (Papal States, Alexander VI, 1492-1503, undated ducat, Bologna mint. Very fine, Minor flan defect.)"

The third specimen was lot 1290 in Künker sale 403 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €4,200 (about US$5,511 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[3] noted,

"PAPST ALEXANDER VI., 1492-1503. Die Münzstätte Bologna. Ducato papale o. J. (1500), Bologna. Mit dem Familienwappen von Cardinale Legato G. B. Orsini und dem Stadtwappen von Bologna auf der Rückseite. GOLD. Kl. Kratzer, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Papal States, Alexander VI, 1492-1503, undated papal ducat, circa 1500, Bologna mint, with the family arms of Cardinal G. B. Orsini and city arms of Bologna on the reverse. Light scratches, very fine to extremely fine.)"

The Bologna mint, tho nominally under Papal control, issued coinage of different designs, weight standards and denominations than the Rome mint. The second specimen features the arms of the Orsini on the reverse. This is the only gold coin struck for Alexander VI at Bologna. Struck at Rome were a triple ducat (Fr-28), triple fiorino di camera (Fr-28a), quintuple fiorino di camera (Fr-29), double fiorino di camera (Fr-30), single fiorino di camera (Fr-31) and a ducat (Fr-32). Only Fr-31 is not extremely rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, the first specimen 3.40 g, the second specimen 3.41 g, the third specimen 3,47 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-330, Berman 545. The third specimen is Ber-544a.

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.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 43, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
  • [2]Richter, Jürg, Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.
  • [3]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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