Papal States (1550-55)-AC grosso Ber-998

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Künker sale 403, lot 1311

This specimen was lot 1311 in Künker sale 403 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €160 (about US$210 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"PAPST JULIUS III., 1550-1555. Die Münzstätte Rom. Grosso (1/2 Giulio) o. J., Rom. Mit Münzzeichen AC unter Kreuz (Bartolomeo Canobio) auf der Rückseite. Belagreste, sehr schön. (Papal States, Julius III, 1550-55, undated grosso or half giulio, Rome mint, with initials AC under a cross on the reverse. Pitted, very fine.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.60 g, 0.920 fine silver, this specimen 1,44 g.

Catalog reference: Berman 998; Muntoni 33; Toffanin 981 (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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