Papal States 1690 scudo d'oro Fr-171

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Künker sale 403, lot 1445

This specimen was lot 1445 in Künker sale 403 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €6,000 (about US$7,873 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"PAPST ALEXANDER VIII., 1689-1691. Die Münzstätte Rom. Scudo d’oro A I/1690, Rom. Die Apostel St. Petrus und St. Paulus. Mit dem Wappen des Presidente della zecca, Monsieur Giovan Battista Patrizi, auf der Rückseite. GOLD. RR Mehrere kl. Kratzer, sehr schön. (Papal States, Alexander XIII, 1689-91, gold scudo of 1690, Rome mint. Obverse: the apostles Peter and Paul; reverse: mintmaster's arms, Very rare, several small scratches, very fine.)"

This rare coin features a spectacular baroque portrait of saints Peter and Paul.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.36 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 3,30 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-171; Muntoni 10; Toffanin 2079/1 (RR), Ber-2172, KM 529.

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.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Francesco Muntoni, Le Monete del Papi e Degli Stati Pontifici, 4 vols. Rome: P & P Santamaria, 1973.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 403: Coins and Medals of the Popes - The significant collection of a southwest German entrepreneur, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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