Papal States 1698 1/2 grosso

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Künker sale 403, lot 1484

This specimen was lot 1484 in Künker sale 403 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €550 (about US$722 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"PAPST INNOCENZ XII., 1691-1700. Die Münzstätte Rom. ½ Grosso 1698, Rom. Mit eckigem Schild, Schlüssel mit Kordeln und Schleifen auf der Vorderseite, die Rückseite mit DA • / PAVPERI / 1698 • in Palmzweigen. Feine Tönung, vorzüglich. Exemplar der Slg. Klaus Bronny, Auktion Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland 26, Stuttgart 2008, Nr. 530. (Papal States, Innocent XII, 1691-1700, half grosso of 1698, Rome mint. With a square shield, key with cords and bows on the obverse, the reverse with DA • / PAVPERI / 1698 • in palm branches. Fine toning, extremely fine.)"

The mezzo grosso was the smallest silver coin, being one quarter of a giulio or one twelfth of a testone. The reverse motto translates as, "give to the poor".

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.76 g, 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 0,80 g.

Catalog reference: Muntoni 109 Var. I; Toffanin 2168/14, Ber-2287, KM 604.

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.
  • [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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