View source for Papal States (1458-64) ducat Fr-12

[[Image:Papal St Fr-12 obv Tom F.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection]]
[[Image:Papal St Fr-12 rev Tom F.jpg|300px|thumb]]

Pope Pius II ruled 1458-64. This is the second and more common of the two ducats known from his reign. St. Peter stands in a quatrefoil, a common design for the period.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW. 

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-12, [[On the coinage of the Papal States|Ber-362]]. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Berman, Allen G., ''Papal Coins,'' South Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1991.
* Francesco Muntoni, ''Le Monete del Papi e Degli Stati Pontifici'', 4 vols. Rome: P & P Santamaria, 1973. 
* 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.

''Link to:''
* [[Papal States (1455-58) ducat Fr-8]]
* [[Papal States (1455-58) ducat Fr-7]]
* [[Papal States (1464) ducat Fr-15a]]
* [[Papal States (1464-71) ducat Fr-19]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1458]]
* return to coins of [[Vatican|the Papal States]]

[[Category:Gold ducats of Europe]][[Category:Selections from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection]]