Papal States (1734) testone KM-845

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Künker sale 403, lot 1561

This specimen was lot 1561 in Künker sale 403 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €440 (about US$577 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"PAPST CLEMENS XII., 1730-1740. Die Münzstätte Rom. Testone ANNO V (1734/1735), Rom. Die Vorderseitenumschrift mit CLEMENS und die Rückseite mit POPVLIS / IMMVNI / EMPORIO / DONATIS und dem Wappen des Presidente della zecca, Monsieur Nicolò Casoni. Fast vorzüglich. (Papal States, Clement XII, 1730-40, testone of the year 5, Rome mint. The obverse legend with CLEMENS and the reverse with "POPVLIS / IMMVNI / EMPORIO / DONATIS" and the arms of the mintmaster. About extremely fine.)"

This testone is known for regnal years IV (1733) and V (1734). This was a profilic period for testoni, with many types struck each year. The testone's weight was reduced from 9.16 g to 8.40 g in 1734.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 8.40 g, 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 8,06 g.

Catalog reference: Muntoni 40; Toffanin 2497/2 (R), Ber-2629, KM 845.

Source:

  • Berman, Allen G., Papal Coins, South Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1991.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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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