Papal States 1765 grosso

from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection

This type is listed in the SCWC for 1763-67, one of the few multiyear types listed therein. The grosso was five baiocchi, while the testone was thirty baiocchi.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.34 g, silver, 0.917 fine.

Catalog reference: KM-1003, Ber-2907.

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:

• 1761 testone
• 1763 grosso
• 1765 giulio = 2 grossi
• 1769 grosso
• Coins and currency dated 1765
• return to coins of the Papal States