Papal States 1643 piastra Dav-4059

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Künker sale 403, lot 1356

This specimen was lot 1356 in Künker sale 403 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €800 (about US$1,050 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"PAPST URBAN VIII., 1623-1644. Die Münzstätte Rom. Piastra A XX/1643, Rom. Die Vertreibung Luzifers durch den Erzengel Michael. Stempelschneider Gaspare Mola. Mit „GM 1643 +“ auf der Vorderseite, auf der Rückseite oben eine Rosette und das Wappen der Münzmeister Antonio Francesco Franzetti e Prospero Pavia. R Kl. Zainende, sehr schön. (Papal States, Urban VIII, 1623-44, piastra of 1643, Rome mint. Obverse: Lucifer is defeated by the archangel Michael and the date; reverse: a rosette and the arms of the mintmasters. Rare, small clip, very fine.)"

This type was also struck year XV (1637). It is moderately priced compared to many other piastri of Urban VIII.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 32.07 g, 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 31,39 g.

Catalog reference: Berman 1713; Dav-4059; Muntoni -; Toffanin 1695/2 (RR), KM 190.

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, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • 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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