Papal States 1738 grosso

from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection

another specimen, from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection

This type is listed in the SCWC for 1736-38 along with KM 871 with a different reverse motto. This date is known with regnal years VIII and IX (shown here). The grosso was five baiocchi or one twentieth of a scudo. Many varieties were issued in the 1730's.

Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.

Specification: 1.34 g, silver, 0.917 fine.

Catalog reference: KM-870, Ber-2654.

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.

Link to:

• 1737 grosso
• 1738 quattrino, plain reverse
• 1738 quattrino, wreath reverse
• 1738 mezzo baiocco
• 1738 scudo d'oro
• 1738 zecchino
• 1739 grosso
• Coins and currency dated 1738
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