Papal States (1655-67) testone

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Künker sale 263, lot 1849
Künker Auction 441, lot 5027

This specimen was lot 1849 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €800 (about US$1,034 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"KIRCHENSTAAT/VATIKAN Alexander VII. 1655-1667. Testone o. J. Rom. Attraktives Exemplar, winz. Zainende, fast vorzüglich. (Papal States, Alexander VII, 1655-67, undated testone of the Rome mint. Attractive, hairlines, choice extremely fine.)"

This type was minted during the reign of Alexander VII (1655-67). It is rather expensive in the condition shown. The testone was thirty baiocchi, while the piastra, the Italian equivalent of the German thaler, was 105 baiocchi (3½ testone). The second specimen was lot 5027 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,169 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"ITALIEN, KIRCHENSTAAT/VATIKAN Alexander VII., 1655-1667. Testone o. J., Rom. In US-Plastikholder der NGC mit der Bewertung MS 62 (2144678-008). Attraktives Exemplar mit hübscher Patina, winz. Schrötlingsfehler, vorzüglich +. (Italy, Papal State, Alexander VII, 1655-67, undated testone, Rome mint. Graded NGC MS-62. Attractive example with handsome patina, minor planchet flaws, extremely fine or better.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 9.59 g, silver, 0.917 fine.

Catalog reference: Muntoni 12, KM-278.1, Ber-1902. The second specimen Muntoni 9; Toffanin 1851/4 (R).

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.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
  • [2]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 441: Orders and Decorations from the Estate of Wilhelm, Duke of Bavaria (1752–1837), among others | Coins and Medals from the Middle Ages and Modern times, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Norway, and Saxony, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

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