Papal States (1730-40) 1/2 grosso KM-830

from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection

This mezzo grosso was struck during the reign of Clement XII (1730-40). It is not dated and was struck alongside (or before or after) a similar mezzo grosso (KM 831) with the reverse legend VT SALVI FIANT. The mezzo grosso was 2½ baiocchi, while the piastra, the Italian equivalent of the German thaler, was 105 baiocchi (3½ testone).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.67 g, silver, 0.917 fine.

Catalog reference: KM-830, Ber-2663.

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.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

Link to:

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• Gubbio 1730 baiocco KM-111 Benedict XIII
• Gubbio 1730 baiocco KM-116 Clement XII
• 1730 testone
• Coins and currency dated 1730
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