Papal States 1704 giulio KM-668

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Jean Elsen sale 155, lot 1923

This specimen was lot 1923 in Jean Elsen sale 155 (Brussels, June 2023), where it sold for €120 (about US$157 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"ITALIE, ETATS PONTIFICAUX, Clément XI (1700-1721), (Gianfrancesco Albani), AR giulio, 1704, an 4, Rome. Très Beau. (Papal States, Clement XI, 1700-21, silver guilio of 1704, year 4, Rome mint. Very Fine.)"

The giulio was ten baiocchi, while the piastra, the Italian equivalent of the German thaler, was 105 baiocchi (3½ testone). Three different giulii are recorded for 1704; the others bear mottoes reading, "NON/CONCVPISCES/ARGENTVM" (KM 669) or "IM/SVDORE/VVLTVS/TVI" (KM 660). The reverse motto comes from Proverbs 23:4, "noli laborare ut diteris sed prudentiae tuae pone modum" = "Labor not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.05 g, 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 2,97 g.

Catalog reference: KM 668, Munt. 91; Berman 2412.

Source:

  • Berman, Allen G., Papal Coins, South Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1991.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Francesco Muntoni, Le Monete del Papi e Degli Stati Pontifici, 4 vols. Rome: P & P Santamaria, 1973.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 155, Collection Marc Bar et Distinctions de Jean-Baptiste Nothomb, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.

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