Papal States (1786) grosso

from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection

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 (XII) 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.

Link to:

• (1784) grosso
• (1786) 2 baiocchi
• 1786 doppio giulio
• 1786 zecchino
• 1786 doppia
• 1786 due doppie, Bologna mint
• 1786 4 doppie, Bologna
• 1786 10 zecchini
• (1787) grosso
• Coins and currency dated 1786
• return to coins of the Papal States