Papal States 1689 1/2 grosso KM-481

from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection

This type was minted in 1689 as a sede vacante issue after the death of Innocent XI. Three different mezze grossi were struck in 1689, of which this is the only one with 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.

Specification: 0.75 g, silver, 0.917 fine.

Catalog reference: Ber-2163, KM-481.

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:

• (1681) mezzo grosso, St. Paul facing left
• 1689 grosso, sede vacante
• 1689 giulio, sede vacante
• 1689 giulio, Alexander VIII, Lateran issue
• 1689 giulio, Alexander VIII, St. Bruno kneeling
• 1689 testone, MELIVS EST DARE QVAM ACCIPERE
• 1689 testone
• (1689-90) testone, Alexander VIII
• 1689 piastra, sede vacante
• 1691 grosso sede vacante
• 1691 mezzo grosso, sede vacante
• Coins and currency dated 1689
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