Papal States 1748 zecchino Fr-231
This specimen was lot 1952 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €400 (about US$557 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIE, ÉTATS PONTIFICAUX, Benoît XIV (1740-1758), (Prospero Lambertini), AV zecchino, 1748, Rome. D/ Armoiries. R/ L'Église trônant sur une nuée. Traces de monture. Beau à Très Beau. (Italy, Papal States, Benedict XIV, 1740-58, gold zecchino of 1748, Rome mint. Obverse: arms; reverse: the Church enthroned on a cloud. Traces of a mount mark, Fine - Very Fine.)"
This type was struck 1741-56 and is among the more common of papal ducats.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.45 g, .996 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3,41 g.
Catalog reference: KM 943, Munt. 15b, Berman 2729; Fr-231.
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- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
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