Papal States 1749 1/2 zecchino Fr-232
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This specimen was lot 3127 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €190 (about US$256 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIEN, KIRCHENSTAAT/VATIKAN, Benedikt XIV. 1740-1758. 1/2 Zecchino A IX/1749, Rom. GOLD. Sehr schön. (Papal States, Benedict XIV, 1740-58, half zecchino of 1749, Rome mint. Very fine.)"
This type was struck 1741-56 for Benedict XIV and is among the more common of papal half ducats. It is accompanied by a full ducat (Fr-231).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.72 g, 0.986 fine gold, .055 troy oz AGW, this specimen 1.68 g.
Catalog reference: Muntoni 27, KM 933, Fr-232, Ber-2733.
- 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.
- Francesco Muntoni, Le Monete del Papi e Degli Stati Pontifici, 4 vols. Rome: P & P Santamaria, 1973.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.
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