Papal States (1534-49) fiorino di camera Fr-64

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Heritage sale 3029, lot 30179
Papal States c1534 fiorino rev H3029-30179.jpg
Künker Auction 439, lot 2102

The first specimen was lot 30179 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $2,232.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Papal States. Paolo (Paul) III gold Fiorino di Camera ND (1534-49), Rome mint, AU53 NGC. Obv. Coat of arms. Rev. St. Peter in boat right, raising fishing net. A slight soft strike around the periphery with some earthen encrustation remaining. A very scarce issue. " The second specimen was lot 2102 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €6,500 (about US$8,942 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"ITALIEN, KIRCHENSTAAT/VATIKAN Paul III., 1534-1549. Fiorino di camera o. J., Rom. GOLD. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Sehr attraktives Exemplar, vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 138, Osnabrück 2008, Nr. 4595. (Italy, Papal States, Paul III, 1534-49, undated fiorino di camera, Rome mint. Scarce in this quality, extremely fine.)"

The fiorino (florin) was about 3% lighter than the ducat or zecchino. Friedberg records the first fiorino from 1475 and the last from the reign of Paul III (1534-49).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.39 g, 0.986 fine gold, the second specimen is 3,44 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-64, Nomisma-68, Muntoni-6 var, Ber-902. The second specimen is Fr-64; Muntoni 4; Toffanin 878/1.

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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
  • [2]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 439: Gold Coins from around the world, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Malta and Saxony | German Coins after 1871 including Coins from the Collection of Jürgen and Erika Schmidt, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

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