Papal States 1848-R 2 baiocchi
This specimen was lot 74046 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $100. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Papal States. 2 Baiocchi, Anno III (1848)-R. Rome Mint. NGC MS-89 Brown. A very attractive example of this Pius IX type despite an old cleaning." The early coinage of the Papal States used an antique monetary system. After 1830, five quattrini = one baiocco; 100 baiocchi = one scudo. In 1866, the currency was reformed to use centesimi and lire in order to match that of the surrounding kingdom of Italy. In 1870, the Papal States were occupied and annexed by the kingdom of Italy and coinage ceased until 1929. This type was struck 1848-49 at Rome and Bologna and was nicknamed the muraiola.
Recorded mintage: 227,000.
Specification: 20 g, copper, 35 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM-1343, Berman-3322.
- Berman, Allen G., Papal Coins, South Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1991.
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- Francesco Muntoni, Le Monete del Papi e Degli Stati Pontifici, 4 vols. Rome: P & P Santamaria, 1973.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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