Papal States 1738 scudo d'oro Fr-220

Heritage sale 3024, lot 25001

This specimen was lot 25001 in Heritage sale 3024 (Chicago, April 2013), where it sold for $2,585. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Papal States. Clement XII gold Scudo d'Oro 1738 Anno VIII, MS65 NGC, fully lustrous with exceptionally bold details, a choice example with strong eye appeal." We are a little hazy about the distinction between the ducat (called the zecchino in the Papal States) and the scudo d'oro, a gold coin of the same weight and fineness. We will let the reader decide.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.50 g, .996 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-220, KM 887, Ber-2609.

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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3024, featuring the Kairos and Elizabeth McPhall Charters Collections, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
• Francesco Muntoni, Le Monete del Papi e Degli Stati Pontifici, 4 vols. Rome: P & P Santamaria, 1973.

Link to:

• 1735 testone
• 1735 scudo d'oro, bust obverse
• 1738 quattrino, plain reverse
• 1738 quattrino, wreath reverse
• 1738 mezzo baiocco
• 1738 grosso
• 1738 zecchino
• 1739 zecchino
• Coins and currency dated 1738
• return to coins of the Papal States