Papal States 1756 zecchino Fr-231
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This specimen was lot 57370 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $1,140. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Papal (States of the Church). Zecchino, 1756 Year XVII. Benedict XIV. NGC MS-61." This type was struck 1741-56 for Benedict XIV and is among the more common of papal ducats. It is accompanied by a half ducat (Fr-232).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.45 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Ber-2729, Fr-231; KM-943.
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- Francesco Muntoni, Le Monete del Papi e Degli Stati Pontifici, 4 vols. Rome: P & P Santamaria, 1973.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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