Papal States 1697 giulio
The first specimen was lot 624 in Jean Elsen sale 132 (Brussels, March 2017), where it sold for €60 (about US$76 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIE, ETATS PONTIFICAUX, Innocent XII (1691-1700), (Antonio Pignatelli), AR giulio, 1697, an 7, Rome. D/ Armoiries. R/ Dans un cartouche orné: ELEVAT/ PAVPEREM. Très Beau. (Italy, Pontifical State, Innocent XII (1691-1700), silver giulio of 1697, year 7, Rome mint. Obverse: arms; reverse: motto in ornate cartouche. Very fine.)"
The second specimen was lot 1316 in Stephen Album sale 30 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2018), where it sold for $152.75. The catalog description[2] noted, "PAPAL STATES: Innocent XII, 1691-1700, AR giulio, 1697-VII, EF." This is one of four giulii with the motto ELEVAT PAVPEREM ("He has Raised up the Poor"). This is the only giulio dated 1697; it is also known for 1696.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.05 g, 0.917 fine silver, the first specimen 2,88 g, the second specimen 2.99 g.
Catalog reference: Munt. 59; Berman 2261, KM 593.
- 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.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 132, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2017.
- [2]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 30, featuring the George Anderson Collection of Tibetan Coins, the Dr. John W. Lund Collection of Swedish Coins and the Mike Edwards Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.
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