Papal States 1721 giulio

from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection

This date is listed in the SCWC for 1721 only. It was minted during the reign of Innocent XIII to honor the Lateran palace. The giulio was ten baiocchi, while the piastra, the Italian equivalent of the German thaler, was 105 baiocchi (3½ testone).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.69 g, silver, 0.917 fine.

Catalog reference: KM-781, Ber-2523.

Source:

• Berman, Allen G., Papal Coins, South Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1991.
• Francesco Muntoni, Le Monete del Papi e Degli Stati Pontifici, 4 vols. Rome: P & P Santamaria, 1973.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

Link to:

• (1718) scudo d'oro, Clement XI, "SVPER·FVNDAMENTVM·APOSTOLOR"
• (1719) giulio, "PRVDENTIA PRETIOSIOR EST ARGENTO"
• Ferrara (1721) 1/2 baiocco
• Gubbio (1721) quattrino
• (1721-24) mezzo grosso
• 1721 mezzo grosso, Lateran issue
• (1721-24) giulio
• 1721 scudo d'oro, sede vacante
• (1722) mezza piastra
• (1722) giulio
• Coins and currency dated 1721
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