Papal States 1773 2 giulio

another specimen, from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection

This type was minted 1769-73 for Clement XIV (1769-74). The doppio giulio was twenty baiocchi, while the scudo was one hundred baiocchi. The SCWC notes this type as fairly common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.38 g, silver, 0.917 fine.

Catalog reference: KM-1009, Ber-2933.

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:

• 1772 doppio giulio
• 1774 giulio, sede vacante
• 1773 grosso
• 1773 testone
• 1773 mezzo scudo
• 1774 doppio giulio
• 1774 zecchino
• Coins and currency dated 1773
• return to coins of the Papal States