Papal States 1762 2 giulio
This specimen was lot 1600 in Künker sale 403 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €280 (about US$367 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Clemens XIII. 1758-1769. 1/5 Scudo (Doppio Giulio) AN V/1762, Rom. Ecclesia sitzt v. v. in Wolken. Fast vorzüglich. (Papal States, Clement XIII, 1758-69, fifth scudo or double giulio of the year 5, 1762, Rome mint. Obverse: the Church seated in clouds facing front. About extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1760-62, 1765-66. Some dates show the Church facing right while this one has the Church facing front. The doppio giulio was twenty baiocchi, while the scudo was one hundred baiocchi. The SCWC notes this type as fairly common, altho this example sold for six times the catalog value.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.38 g, 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 5.28 g.
Catalog reference: Muntoni 19; Toffanin 2712/1 (RR), Ber-2899, KM 998.
- 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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