Papal States 1758 baiocco

from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection

This type is listed for 1758-59 only and was struck in Rome. The Rome mint struck copper sporadically in the 1750's and 1760's; most production occurred at Gubbio. The early coinage of the Papal States used an antique monetary system. After 1740, five quattrini = one baiocco; 100 baiocchi = one scudo.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 10.6 g, copper.

Catalog reference: KM 1184, Ber-2912.

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.

Link to:

• 1746 baiocco, Ferrara mint
• (1758) mezzo baiocco
• 1758 mezzo baiocco
• 1758 quattrino
• 1758 grosso, Clement XIII
• 1758 doppio giulio, sede vacante
• 1758 doppio giulio, Lateran issue
• 1758 mezzo scudo
• 1758 scudo
• 1758 mezzo zecchino
• 1758 zecchino, sede vacante
• 1758 zecchino, Clement XIII
• Coins and currency dated 1758
• return to coins of the Papal States