Papal States 1767 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. It was struck for pope Clement XIII (1758-69). The testone was thirty baiocchi, while the piastra, the Italian equivalent of the German thaler, was 105 baiocchi. This specimen is scarred by multiple mount marks.

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.
• Francesco Muntoni, Le Monete del Papi e Degli Stati Pontifici, 4 vols. Rome: P & P Santamaria, 1973.

Link to:

• 1763 testone
• 1763 grosso
• 1767 doppio giulio, arms obverse
• 1770 testone, Clement XIV
• Coins and currency dated 1767
• return to coins of the Papal States