Papal States 1729 zecchino Fr-217

From CoinVarieties
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Künker sale 352, lot 1258

This specimen was lot 1258 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,700 (about US$2,366 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"ITALIEN, KIRCHENSTAAT/VATIKAN, Benedikt XIII. 1724-1730. Zecchino 1729, Rom. GOLD. R Etwas gewellt, sehr schön. (Italy, Papal States, Benedict XIII, 1724-30, zecchino of 1729, Rome mint. Bent, very fine.)"

This rare one year type was the only ducat issued by Benedict XIII.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.45 g, .998 fine gold, this specimen 3.37 g.

Catalog reference: Berman-2560; KM 820, Fr-217; Muntoni 2.

Source:

  • Berman, Allen G., Papal Coins, South Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1991.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
  • Francesco Muntoni, Le Monete del Papi e Degli Stati Pontifici, 4 vols. Rome: P & P Santamaria, 1973.

Link to:

Retrieved from "https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=Papal_States_1729_zecchino_Fr-217&oldid=601630"