Papal States 1700 giulio KM-640

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Künker sale 403, lot 1486

This specimen was lot 1486 in Künker sale 403 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €300 (about US$394 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"PAPST INNOCENZ XII., 1691-1700. Die Münzstätte Rom. Giulio del Giubileo AN IX/1700, Rom. Die geöffnete Heilige Pforte auf der Rückseite mit zwei Säulen. Feine Patina, vorzüglich. Exemplar der Slg. Klaus Bronny, Auktion Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland 26, Stuttgart 2008, Nr. 511. (Papal States, Innocent XII, 1691-1700, giulio of the jubille year 1700, Rome mint. On the reverse: the opened Holy Door with two pillars. Fine toning, extremely fine.)"

There is a long series of silver coinage proclaiming the various Holy Years (usually years ending in "00", "25" or "50"). Innocent XII issued a giulio for the Holy Year of 1700 (shown here) but died before he could celebrate it. His successor, Clement XI, issued another giulio for the Holy Year, KM 643.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.05 g, 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 3,01 g.

Catalog reference: Muntoni 53; Toffanin 2175/2 (R), Ber-2256, KM 640.

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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