Papal States 1760 2 giulio

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from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection
Papal States KM-998 rev Tom F.jpg
Künker sale 403, lot 1599

This type was minted 1760-66 for Clement XIII (1758-69). The doppio giulio was twenty baiocchi, while the scudo was one hundred baiocchi. The SCWC notes this type as fairly common. The second specimen was lot 1599 in Künker sale 403 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €220 (about US$289 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Clemens XIII. 1758-1769. 1/5 Scudo (Doppio Giulio) AN II/1760, Rom. Ecclesia sitzt nach r. in Wolken. Mit Wappen des Presidente della zecca, Monsieur Bernardino De Vecchis, auf der Rückseite. Sehr schön. (Papal States, Clement XIII, 1758-69, fifth scudo or double giulio of the year 2, 1760, Rome mint. Obverse: the Church seated in clouds facing right; reverse: mintmaster's arms. Very fine.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.38 g, 0.917 fine silver, the second specimen 5.23 g.

Catalog reference: Muntoni 17; Toffanin 2711/1 (R), KM-998, Ber-2899.

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.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 403: Coins and Medals of the Popes - The significant collection of a southwest German entrepreneur, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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