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[[Image:K354-6040.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 354, lot 6040]]

This specimen was lot 6040 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €2,400 (about US$3,340 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ITALIEN, KIRCHENSTAAT/VATIKAN, Clemens XI. 1700-1721. 1/2 Piastra AN XI (1710/1711), Rom. Ansicht des Pantheons. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Feine Patina, vorzüglich.'' ([[Italy]], [[Vatican|Papal States]], Clement XI, 1700-21, half piastra of the year 11, Rome mint. View of the Pantheon. Very scarce in this quality, fine patina, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This date is listed in the SCWC for 1711 only. It is scarce. The ''mezza piastra'' was 52½ baiocchi, while the ''piastra'', the Italian equivalent of the German thaler, was 105 baiocchi (3½ ''testone''). The denomination was last minted in 1742 and superseded by the ''mezzo scudo'' in 1753.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 16.03 g, 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 15,92 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 742, [[On the coinage of the Papal States|Ber-2388]], Muntoni 53. 

''[[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.
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg.'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

''Link to:''
* [[Papal States (1708) giulio|(1708) giulio, ''NON CONCVPISCES ARGENTVM'', star at top]]
* [[Papal States (1708)-EH giulio|(1708)-EH giulio, ''NON CONCVPISCES ARGENTVM'', angel face at top]]
* [[Papal States (1708) 1/2 piastra|(1708) ''mezza piastra,'' "FIAT PAX/IN VIRTVTE/TVA"]]
* [[Papal States 1711 4 baiocchi KM-110|1711 4 baiocchi (muraiola), Ferrara mint]]
* [[Papal States (1711) testone|(1711) testone, ''MVLTOS PERDIDIT ARGENTVM'']]
* [[Papal States (1711) piastra Dav-1443|(1711) piastra, for the opening of the bridge at Civita Castellana]]
* [[Papal States (1722) 1/2 piastra|(1722) ''mezza piastra,'' "·CVM·EXVLTATIONE·"]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1711]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 351, 352, 353, 354]]