Papal States 1669 giulio

from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection

This type was minted in 1669 as a sede vacante issue after the death of Clement IX. It is fairly scarce. The giulio was ten baiocchi, while the piastra, the Italian equivalent of the German thaler, was 105 baiocchi (3½ testone).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.19 g, silver, 0.917 fine.

Catalog reference: KM-317, Ber-1990.

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.
• Francesco Muntoni, Le Monete del Papi e Degli Stati Pontifici, 4 vols. Rome: P & P Santamaria, 1973.

Link to:

• 1667 giulio sede vacante
• 1669 testone
• 1670 grosso, Lateran issue
• 1670 giulio
• Coins and currency dated 1669
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