Papal States 1761 testone

from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection

This type is listed in the SCWC for 1761, 1763 and 1767, one of the few multiyear types listed therein. The testone was thirty baiocchi, while the piastra, the Italian equivalent of the German thaler, was 105 baiocchi.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7.93 g, silver, 0.917 fine.

Catalog reference: KM-1001, Ber-2896.

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.

Link to:

• 1746 testone, Benedict XIV
• 1761 mezzo grosso
• 1761 doppio giulio
• 1763 grosso
• 1763 testone
• Coins and currency dated 1761
• return to coins of the Papal States