Papal States 1781 2 giulio
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This specimen was lot 47164 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $384. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Papal (States of the Church). Doppio Giulio (1/5 Scudo), 1781 Year VII. Pius VI. PCGS MS-63." 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 It was superseded 1783-96 by a doppio giulio with the papal arms on the obverse (KM 1045).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.
Specifications: 5.38 g, 0.917 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-1034; Ber-2965.
- Berman, Allen G., Papal Coins, South Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1991.
- Francesco Muntoni, Le Monete del Papi e Degli Stati Pontifici, 4 vols. Rome: P & P Santamaria, 1973.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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