Papal States 1735 giulio KM-858

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Künker sale 403, lot 1574

This specimen was lot 1574 in Künker sale 403 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €1,300 (about US$1,706 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Clemens XII. 1730-1740. Giulio A V/1735, Rom. Mit Brustbild auf der Vorderseite und mit A · A · A / F · F / RESTITVTVM / COMMERC / 17 - 35 und dem Wappen des Presidente della zecca, Monsieur Nicolò Casoni, auf der Rückseite. Von großer Seltenheit. Sehr schön +. (Papal States, Clement XII, 1730-40, giulio of year 5, 1735, Rome mint, with the pope's bust on the obverse and "RESTITVTVM / COMMERC" ('commerce restored') and the arms of the mintmaster on the reverse. Extremely rare, choice very fine.)"

This date is listed in the SCWC for 1735. This type comes dated (shown here) and undated. The giulio was ten baiocchi or one tenth of a scudo. Many varieties were issued in the 1730's. Berman mentions eight different giulii with this reverse legend, some (2639, 2641, 2643, 2645) with the pope's bust and some (2640, 2642, 2644, 2646) with the pope's arms.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.69 g, 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 2.75 g.

Catalog reference: Muntoni 64; Toffanin 2512/1 (RRR), Ber-2641, KM 858.

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]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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