Papal States 1758 2 giulio KM-980

from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection

This type was minted 1758 only for Clement XIII (1758-69). It honors the Lateran palace in Rome. The doppio giulio was twenty baiocchi, while the scudo was one hundred baiocchi. The SCWC notes this type as the most common of the three issues of 1758 (KM 979, KM 980 (shown here) and KM 981).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.38 g, silver, 0.917 fine.

Catalog reference: KM-980, Ber-2897.

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.
• Francesco Muntoni, Le Monete del Papi e Degli Stati Pontifici, 4 vols. Rome: P & P Santamaria, 1973.

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