Papal States 1684 testone KM-438

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Jean Elsen sale 132, lot 610

This specimen was lot 610 in Jean Elsen sale 132 (Brussels, March 2017), where it sold for €90 (about US$114 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"ITALIE, ETATS PONTIFICAUX, Innocent XI (1676-1689), (Benedetto Odescalchi), AR teston, 1684, Rome. D/ Ecu dans un cartouche orné, sous la tiare et les clés. R/ Dans un cartouche orné: MELIVS/ EST DARE/ QVAM/ ACCIPERE. Très Beau. (Italy, Pontifical State, Innocent XI (1676-89), silver testone of 1684, Rome mint. Obverse: ornate arms, crossed keys and tiara above; reverse: motto in ornate cartouche. Very fine.)"

This type was minted in 1685 for Innocent XI. The SCWC lists eighteen different testone for 1684, varying in the design of the cartouche on the reverse. The testone was thirty baiocchi, while the piastra, the Italian equivalent of the German thaler, was 105 baiocchi (3½ testone). The reverse motto, "MELIVS EST DARE QVAM ACCIPERE," is the well known, "It is better to give than to receive."

Recorded mintage: unknown but available.

Specification: 9.16 g, .916 fine silver, this specimen 9,01 g.

Catalog reference: Munt. 81, KM 438. Berman 2102.

Source:

  • 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 132, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2017.

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