Papal States 1643-GM piastra Dav-4060

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from the Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale, lot 24225
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Silver piastri are popular with collectors not only for their Catholic associations but also the extraordinarily vivid portraits of the various popes, including Urban VIII shown here. This type is listed for year XII (1634) and XX (1643). This specimen was lot 24225 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $900. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Papal States. Piastra, 1643-GM. Urban VIII (1623-44). NGC AU-53. A few minor planchet flaws on both sides but a strong strike and even gray toning. Attractive."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 31.99 g, 0.917 fine silver, the second specimen 31,84 g.

Catalog reference: Muntoni-33; Dav-4060; KM-183, Berman-1711.

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.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
  • Francesco Muntoni, Le Monete del Papi e Degli Stati Pontifici, 4 vols. Rome: P & P Santamaria, 1973.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

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