View source for Papal States (1559-65) testone Ber-1063

[[Image:Papal St Alb27-1480o.jpg|300px|thumb|Steve Album sale 27, lot 1480]]
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This specimen was lot 1480 in Stephen Album sale 27 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2017), where it sold for $141. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "PAPAL STATES: Pius IV, 1556-1566, AR testone, Rome. Coat of arms // St. Peter enthroned, choice EF." Berman mentions three testone for this pontiff, of which two feature St. Peter; the other (Ber-1064) has St. Peter wearing a tiara instead of a halo. The type is not rare.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 9.92 g, 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 9.61 g.

''Catalog reference:'' CNI-63. [[On the coinage of the Papal States|Ber-1063]]. 

''[[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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, ''Auction 27, featuring the Dr. Paul Stevens Collection of Indian Coins, Part VI,'' Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2016.

''Link to:''
* [[Papal States 1558 testone Ber-1061|1558 testone, Ancona mint, ''sede vacante'']]
* [[Papal States 1559 giulio Ber-1059]]
* [[Papal States 1559-C testone|1559-C testone, ''sede vacante'']]
* [[Papal States (1559-65) bianco|(1559-65) bianco, Pius IV, Bologna mint]]
* [[Papal States (1559-65) testone Ber-1072|(1559-65) testone, Ancona mint]]
* [[Papal States (1559-65) scudo d'oro Fr-348|(1559-65) scudo d'oro]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1559]]
* return to coins of [[Vatican|the Papal States]]

[[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 27]]