Papal States 1778 5 bolognini KM-272
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This specimen was lot 32567 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2024), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Papal (States of the Church). 5 Bolognini, 1778. Bologna Mint. Pius VI. PCGS AU-58. An attractive silver issue with sharp details and much originality remaining." This type was issued 1778-83 for Pius VI (1774-99) from the Bologna mint. At Bologna, 80 bolognini = one scudo instead of one hundred baiocchi as in Rome. Therefore four bolognini = five baiocchi = one grosso. Other five bolognini exist for 1778 (KM 261, 273, 274, 275), all very similar.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.32 g, 0.917 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-272; Berman-3060.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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