Papal States 1691 1/2 grosso KM-531

from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection

This type was minted in 1691 as a sede vacante issue after the death of Alexander VII. The SCWC lists two different mezzi grossi for 1690-91, both sede vacante issues but does not provide photos for either of them. 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: 0.67 g, silver, 0.917 fine.

Catalog reference: KM-531, Ber-2208.

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:

• 1689 mezzo grosso, sede vacante
• 1691 grosso, sede vacante
• 1691 testone, sede vacante, dove flying downwards
• 1691 testone, TANQVAM/LVTVM/AESTIMABITVR, Innocent XII
• (1691) scudo d'oro
• 1695 giulio
• 1698 mezzo grosso, DA PAVPERI
• Coins and currency dated 1691
• return to coins of the Papal States