Papal States 1758 1/2 zecchino Fr-238

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Künker sale 352, lot 1266

This specimen was lot 1266 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,000 (about US$1,392 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"ITALIEN, KIRCHENSTAAT/VATIKAN, Clemens XIII. 1758-1769. 1/2 Zecchino AN I/1758, Rom. GOLD. Vorzüglich. (Italy, Papal States, Clement XIII, 1758-69, half zecchino of year one, 1758, Rome mint. Extremely fine.)"

This is the only half ducat issued by Clement XIII. He minted it again in 1767.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.73 g, .998 fine gold, this specimen 1.70 g.

Catalog reference: Berman-2892; KM 982, Fr-238; Muntoni 8.

Source:

  • 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, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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