Papal States 1854-R 5 baiocchi
This specimen was lot 1708 in Künker sale 403 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €550 (about US$722 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"PAPST PIUS IX., 1846-1878. Prägungen des Papstes Pius IX. Aus der Münzstätte Rom von seiner Rückkehr 1850 bis zur Münzreform vom 14. April 1858. Ku.-5 Baiocchi ANN VIII/1854 R, Rom. Stempelglanz. (Papal States, Pius IX, 1846-78, copper five baiocchi of year 8, 1854, Rome mint, in accordance with the reform of 1850. Uncirculated.)"
The first coinage reform in the Papal States was implemented in the early 1830's during the reign of Gregory XVI (1831-46). All the doppie, zecchini, guili, testoni, etc., were dropped in favor of a silver scudo divided into one hundred baiocchi. Gold one, 2½, five and ten scudi were minted at Rome and Bologna until 1865. This date is known with regnal years 8 and 9.
Recorded mintage: 1,977,000 (including year IX).
Specification: 42 g, copper, 40-41 mm diameter, plain edge, this specimen 40,69 g.
Catalog reference: Pagani 485; Toffanin 3143/17, Ber-3322, KM 1356.
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- [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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