Papal States 1740 1/2 baiocco KM-885

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from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection
Papal States 1740 mezzo baiocco rev Tom Fi.jpg

The SCWC lists only one mezzo baiocco struck at Rome in 1740, that issued for Benedict XIV (r. 1740-58). This one was issued for Clement XII and others exist marked sede vacante (copper coinage was not usually issued during a sede vacante). We have attributed it to KM 885 even tho SCWC does not list 1740 for the type. Berman mentions a mezzo baiocco for 1740 with a laurel wreath reverse (2783) and a mezzo baiocco for 1741-42 with a cartouche reverse (2784); we have attributed this coin to the latter.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.2 g, copper.

Catalog reference: KM-885, Ber-2784.

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.

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