Papal States 1700 giulio KM-643

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Künker sale 403, lot 1495

This specimen was lot 1495 in Künker sale 403 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €800 (about US$1,050 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"PAPST CLEMENS XI., 1700-1721. Die Münzstätte Rom. Giulio del Giubileo A I/1700, Rom. Die geschlossene Heilige Pforte auf der Rückseite mit lateinischem Kreuz. R Hübsche Patina, fast Stempelglanz. (Papal States, Clement XI, 1700-21, giulio of the jubilee of 1700, Rome mint. On the reverse: the closed Holy Door with a Latin cross. Rare, handsome patina, about uncirculated.)"

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 but died before he could celebrate it. His successor, Clement XI, issued another giulio for the Holy Year, shown here.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.05 g, 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 3,06 g.

Catalog reference: Muntoni 85; Toffanin 2224/2 (RR), Ber-2408, KM 643.

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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