Papal States 1796 scudo Dav-1359

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Künker sale 403, lot 1629

This specimen was lot 1629 in Künker sale 403 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €650 (about US$853 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"PAPST PIUS VI., 1775-1799. Die provisorische Regierung in Bologna, 1796-1797. Scudo (10 Paoli) 1796. Fast vorzüglich. (Papal States, Pius VI, 1775-99, provisional government in Bologna, scudo or ten paoli of 1796. About extremely fine.)"

This date is a two year type struck in 1796-97 for Pius VI (1775-99) at the Bologna mint. In Bologna, one scudo = 10 paoli = 100 bolognini. The scudo superseded the piastra after 1740. The provisional government also issued a half scudo.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 26.42 g, 0.917 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-1359; Toffanin 2860/1; Varesi 58/1, Ber-unlisted, KM 339.

Source:

  • Berman, Allen G., Papal Coins, South Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1991.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 403: Coins and Medals of the Popes - The significant collection of a southwest German entrepreneur, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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