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[[Image:K403-1359.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 403, lot 1359]]

This specimen was lot 1359 in Künker sale 403 (Osnabruck, March 2024), where it sold for €340 (about US$446 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''PAPST URBAN VIII., 1623-1644. Die Münzstätte Rom. Testone A VIII (1630/1631), Rom. Ohne Stempelschneidersignatur. Mit Wappen der Münzmeister Giuseppe Bonanni, Sebastiano Pagliari e Girolamo Martelli auf der Rückseite. Leichter Doppelschlag, sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' ([[Vatican|Papal States]], Urban VIII, 1623-44, testone of the year 8, Rome mint, without engraver's signature but with the mintmaster's arms on the reverse. Lightly doubled, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type is known for years VIII and VIIII and has a moderate catalog value. Google translates "AVCTA AD METAVRVM DITIONE" as "INCREASED TO MEASUREMENT CONTROL", which we interpret to mean "Restored to the old weight standard". A testone was three giulii.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 9.59 g, 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 9,45 g.

''Catalog reference:'' [[On the coinage of the Papal States|Berman 1715]]; Muntoni 45; Toffanin 1707/2 (R), KM 173.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Berman, Allen G., ''Papal Coins,'' South Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1991.
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* Francesco Muntoni, ''Le Monete del Papi e Degli Stati Pontifici,'' 4 vols. Rome: P & P Santamaria, 1973.
* <sup>[1]</sup>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.

''Link to:''
* [[Papal States (1623-44) 1/2 grosso KM-134|(1623-44) ''mezzo grosso, SVB TVVM PRAESIDIVM'']]
* [[Papal States (1623-44) scudo d'oro Fr-123a]]
* [[Papal States 1625 testone KM-146]] Holy Year
* [[Papal States 1625 testone KM-147]] Holy Year
* [[Papal States (1628) testone KM-157|(1628) testone, SS. Peter and Paul]]
* [[Papal States 1632 testone KM-176|1632 testone, St. Peter seated]]
* [[Papal States (1634) 1/2 grosso KM-179|(1634) ''mezzo grosso'', bust obverse, St. Peter standing]]
* [[Papal States (1634) piastra Dav-4056|(1634) piastra, St. Michael defeating Lucifer]]
* [[Papal States (1634) piastra Dav-4058|(1634) piastra, St. Michael defeating Lucifer, circle around]]
* [[Papal States (1638) testone KM-191|(1638) testone, bust obverse, Madonna reverse with ''SVBTVVM PRAESID'']]
* [[Papal States (1638) testone KM-193|(1638) testone, St. Michael defeating Lucifer]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1631]]

[[Category: Selections from Kunker sale 403, 404, 405, 406]]

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 * [[Papal States 1625 testone KM-146]] Holy Year
 * [[Papal States 1625 testone KM-147]] Holy Year
-* [[Papal States (1628) testone KM-157|(1628) testone, SS. Peter and Paul]]
+* [[Papal States (1629) testone KM-116|(1629) testone, Urban VIII, year VII, SS. Peter and Paul standing]]
 * [[Papal States 1632 testone KM-176|1632 testone, St. Peter seated]]
 * [[Papal States (1634) 1/2 grosso KM-179|(1634) ''mezzo grosso'', bust obverse, St. Peter standing]]

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 [[Image:K403-1359.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 403, lot 1359]]
-This specimen was lot 1359 in Künker sale 403 (Osnabruck, March 2024), where it sold for €340 (about US$446 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''PAPST URBAN VIII., 1623-1644. Die Münzstätte Rom. Testone A VIII (1630/1631), Rom. Ohne Stempelschneidersignatur. Mit Wappen der Münzmeister Giuseppe Bonanni, Sebastiano Pagliari e Girolamo Martelli auf der Rückseite. Leichter Doppelschlag, sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' ([[Vatican|Papal States]], Urban VIII, 1623-44, testone of the year 8, Rome mint, without engraver's signature but with the mintmaster's arms on the reverse. Lightly doubled, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type is known for years VIII and VIIII and has a moderate catalog value. Google translates "AVCTA AD METAVRVM DITIONE" as "INCREASED TO MEASUREMENT CONTROL", which we interpret to mean "Restored to the old weight standard". A testone was three giulii.
+This specimen was lot 1359 in Künker sale 403 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €340 (about US$446 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''PAPST URBAN VIII., 1623-1644. Die Münzstätte Rom. Testone A VIII (1630/1631), Rom. Ohne Stempelschneidersignatur. Mit Wappen der Münzmeister Giuseppe Bonanni, Sebastiano Pagliari e Girolamo Martelli auf der Rückseite. Leichter Doppelschlag, sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' ([[Vatican|Papal States]], Urban VIII, 1623-44, testone of the year 8, Rome mint, without engraver's signature but with the mintmaster's arms on the reverse. Lightly doubled, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type is known for years VIII and VIIII and has a moderate catalog value. Google translates "AVCTA AD METAVRVM DITIONE" as "INCREASED TO MEASUREMENT CONTROL", which we interpret to mean "Restored to the old weight standard". A testone was three giulii.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.