Papal States (1693) grosso

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Künker sale 403, lot 1482

This specimen was lot 1482 in Künker sale 403 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €800 (about US$1,050 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"PAPST INNOCENZ XII., 1691-1700. Die Münzstätte Rom. Grosso A III (1693/1694), Rom. Feine Patina, vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 138, Osnabrück 2008, Nr. 4718. (Papal States, Innocent XII, 1691-1700, grosso of the year 3, Rome mint. Fine patina, extremely fine.)"

The bust of St Paul on the reverse is a classic of Baroque portraiture.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.49 g, 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 1,52 g.

Catalog reference: Muntoni 93; Toffanin 2159/1, Ber-2281, KM 565.

Source:

  • Berman, Allen G., Papal Coins, South Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1991.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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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