Papal States 1796 5 paoli
This specimen was lot 1722 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €260 (about US$352 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIE, BOLOGNE, Gouvernement révolutionnaire (1796-1797), AR 5 paoli (mezzo scudo), 1796. D/ Ecu entre deux rameaux. R/ La Vierge à l'enfant sur une nuée au-dessus de la ville. Belle patine. Petites taches. Superbe. (Italy, Bologna, revolutionary government, 1796-97, silver five paoli or half scudo of 1796. Obverse: shield between two branches; reverse: Madonna and Child on a cloud over a view of the city. Nice patina, light stains, Extremely Fine.)"
This date is a two year type struck in 1796-97 for Pius VI (1775-99) at the Bologna mint. In Bologna, half scudo = five paoli = 50 bolognini. The scudo superseded the piastra after 1740.
Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.
Specification: 14.50 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 14,45 g.
Catalog reference: KM 338, Munt. 4.
- 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.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 149: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.
- Francesco Muntoni, Le Monete del Papi e Degli Stati Pontifici, 4 vols. Rome: P & P Santamaria, 1973.
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