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[[Image:Papal St JElsen 132-621.jpg|550px|thumb|from Jean Elsen sale 132, lot 621]] | [[Image:Papal St JElsen 132-621.jpg|550px|thumb|from Jean Elsen sale 132, lot 621]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 621 in Jean Elsen sale 132 (Brussels, March 2017), where it sold for €95 (about US$120 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ITALIE, ETATS PONTIFICAUX, Innocent XII (1691-1700), (Antonio Pignatelli), AR teston, 1700, an 9, Rome. Année sainte. D/ Armoiries. R/ La Porte Sainte. Très Beau.'' (Italy, Pontifical State, Innocent XII (1691-1700), silver testone of 1700, year 9, Rome mint, Holy Year. Obverse: arms; reverse: the Holy Door. Very Fine.)"</blockquote> This is one of twelve different testone for this ruler. | + | This specimen was lot 621 in Jean Elsen sale 132 (Brussels, March 2017), where it sold for €95 (about US$120 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ITALIE, ETATS PONTIFICAUX, Innocent XII (1691-1700), (Antonio Pignatelli), AR teston, 1700, an 9, Rome. Année sainte. D/ Armoiries. R/ La Porte Sainte. Très Beau.'' ([[Italy]], Pontifical State, Innocent XII (1691-1700), silver testone of 1700, year 9, Rome mint, Holy Year. Obverse: arms; reverse: the Holy Door. Very Fine.)"</blockquote> This is one of twelve different testone for this ruler. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but a somewhat scarce type. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but a somewhat scarce type. | ||
Revision as of 10:59, 17 October 2021
This specimen was lot 621 in Jean Elsen sale 132 (Brussels, March 2017), where it sold for €95 (about US$120 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIE, ETATS PONTIFICAUX, Innocent XII (1691-1700), (Antonio Pignatelli), AR teston, 1700, an 9, Rome. Année sainte. D/ Armoiries. R/ La Porte Sainte. Très Beau. (Italy, Pontifical State, Innocent XII (1691-1700), silver testone of 1700, year 9, Rome mint, Holy Year. Obverse: arms; reverse: the Holy Door. Very Fine.)"
This is one of twelve different testone for this ruler.
Recorded mintage: unknown but a somewhat scarce type.
Specification: 9.59 g, .917 fine silver, this specimen 9,00 g.
Catalog reference: Munt. 37; Berman 2243, KM 644 (shield and cloud on reverse are different from plate coin).
- 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.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 132, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2017.
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