Papal States (1784) grosso

from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection

another specimen, from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection

note the difference in the wreath on the reverse

This type is listed in the SCWC for 1784-87, one of the few multiyear types listed therein. The grosso was five baiocchi, while the scudo was one hundred baiocchi. This specimen has a regnal year (X) but no date. It is the last grosso issued in the eighteenth century.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.34 g, silver, 0.917 fine.

Catalog reference: KM-1047, Ber-2969.

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.

Link to:

• 1782 grosso
• (1783) mezzo baiocco
• (1784) mezzo baiocco
• 1784 doppio giulio
• 1784 mezza doppia
• 1784 doppia d'oro
• (1786) grosso
• Coins and currency dated 1784
• return to coins of the Papal States