Papal States 1675 1/2 grosso KM-358

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Künker Auction 441, lot 5029

This specimen was lot 5029 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €1,100 (about US$1,513 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"ITALIEN, KIRCHENSTAAT/VATIKAN Clemens X., 1670-1676. 1/2 Grosso del Giubileo 1675, Rom. In US-Plastikholder der NGC mit der Bewertung MS 66+ (Top Pop) (6141774-018). Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Prachtexemplar. Hübsche Patina, fast Stempelglanz. (Italy, Papal States, Clement X, 1670-76, half grosso of the Jubilee, 1675, Rome mint. Graded NGC MS-66 "Top Pop", rare in this quality, choice example, handsome patina, about uncirculated.)"

This is one of a pair of mezzi grossi issued for the Holy Year of 1675; the other (KM 357) shows the Holy Door open. The pope also issued four different testoni and four different piastri for the occasion.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.78 g, 0.917 fine silver, 16 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 358, Berman-2032, Muntoni 45; Toffanin 1957/1 (R).

Sources:

  • Berman, Allen G., Papal Coins, South Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1991.
  • Francesco Muntoni, Le Monete del Papi e Degli Stati Pontifici, 4 vols. Rome: P & P Santamaria, 1973.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 441: Orders and Decorations from the Estate of Wilhelm, Duke of Bavaria (1752–1837), among others | Coins and Medals from the Middle Ages and Modern times, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Norway, and Saxony, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

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