Papal States 1735 scudo d'oro Fr-220

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Künker sale 403, lot 1553

This specimen was lot 1553 in Künker sale 403 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €1,700 (about US$2,231 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"PAPST CLEMENS XII., 1730-1740. Die Münzstätte Rom. Scudo d’oro A VI/1735, Rom. Mit LABOR / ADDITVS / 1735 auf der Rückseite. GOLD. Winz. Kratzer, vorzüglich. (Papal States, Clement XII, 1730-40, scudo d'oro of the year 6, 1735, Rome mint, with "LABOR / ADDITVS / 1735" on the reverse. Minor scratches, extremely fine.)"

Another scudo d'oro for 1735 has the pope's arms on the obverse (KM 868).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.25 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 3,08 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-220; Muntoni 11; Toffanin 2490/1 (R), Ber-2610, KM 869.

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.
  • 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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