Papal States 1739 1/2 zecchino Fr-223

from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection

This scarce type is listed for 1739 and was the first half zecchino issued in the eighteenth century.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.72 g, .998 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-223, Ber-2614.

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.
• 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

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