Papal States 1787-GP doppia d'oro Fr-386
This specimen was lot 660 in Jean Elsen sale 132 (Brussels, March 2017), where it sold for €670 (about US$849 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIE, ETATS PONTIFICAUX, Pie VI (1775-1799), (Giovanni Angelo Braschi), doppia romana, 1787, Bologne. D/ Plant de lis. R/ Ecus accolés du cardinal Archetti et de la ville de Bologne. Très Beau. (Italy, Pontifical State, Pius VI (1775-99), gold doppia romana of thirty paoli, 1787, Bologna mint. Obverse: lily plant; reverse: joint arms of the cardinal and the city of Bologna. Very fine.)"
The SCWC catalogs this as two types: KM 310 (shown here) issued 1786-92 with initials "GP". KM 314 was issued 1787-88 without initials. It is substantially rarer than the Rome issue (Fr-246).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.469 g, 0.917 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW, this specimen 5,44 g.
Catalog reference: Munt. 180 (var. I); KM 310, Fr-386, Berman 3023.
- Berman, Allen G., Papal Coins, South Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1991.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 132, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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