Papal States 1689 giulio KM-488

from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection

This type was minted in 1689 as a sede vacante issue after the death of Innocent XI. The SCWC lists two different giulii for 1689, one sede vacante (shown here) and one for Innocent XI. The testone was thirty baiocchi, while the piastra, the Italian equivalent of the German thaler, was 105 baiocchi (3½ testone).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.05 g, silver, 0.917 fine.

Catalog reference: Ber-2161, KM-488.

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:

• 1686 giulio, year XI, QVI DAT PAVPERI NON INDIGEBIT
• 1689 grosso 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 piastra
• 1691 mezzo grosso
• (1692) giulio, QVI VIDET·TE REDDIT TIBI
• Coins and currency dated 1689
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