Papal States 1676 1/2 grosso KM-378

from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection

This type was minted in 1676 as a sede vacante issue after the death of Clement X. Six different mezze grossi were struck in 1676, of which only two have a photo in the SCWC. The mezzo grosso was two and a half baiocchi, while the piastra, the Italian equivalent of the German thaler, was 105 baiocchi (3½ testone).

Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.

Specification: 0.78 g, silver, 0.917 fine.

Catalog reference: Ber-2063, KM-378.

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:

• (1655) mezzo grosso, sede vacante
• 1676 grosso sede vacante
• 1676 giulio sede vacante
• 1676 testone, sede vacante
• 1676 testone, "SVB·TVVM PRAESIDIUM", Innocent XI
• 1676 piastra, sede vacante
• (1676) piastra, St. Matthew reverse
• (1676-89) piastra, DEXTERA TVA·DOMINE PRERCVSSIT INIMICVM, Innocent XI
• (1676-89) piastra, NON PRODERVNT IN DEI VLTIONIS, Innocent XI
• (1676) quadrupla d'oro, SVB TVVM PRAESIDIUM
• (1681) mezzo grosso, St. Paul facing left
• Coins and currency dated 1676
• return to coins of the Papal States