Papal States 1780 2 giulio

from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection

This type is listed in the SCWC for 1777-84, one of the few multiyear types listed therein. The doppio giulio was twenty baiocchi, while the scudo was one hundred baiocchi. The SCWC notes this type as common. It was superseded 1783-96 by a doppio giulio with the papal arms on the obverse (KM 1045).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.38 g, silver, 0.917 fine.

Catalog reference: KM-1034, Ber-2965.

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.

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