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[[Image:K403-1692.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 403, lot 1692]] | [[Image:K403-1692.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 403, lot 1692]] | ||
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| − | + | The first specimen was lot 1692 in Künker sale 403 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €220 (about US$289 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''PAPST PIUS IX., 1846-1878. Prägungen des Papstes Pius IX. Vor der Revolution von 1848 - Die Münzstätte Rom. 20 Baiocchi (Doppelter Giulio) AN III/1848, Rom. Stempelschneider Niccolò Cerbara. Mit AN • III • am Ende der Vorderseitenumschrift, aber ohne Münzstättenzeichen R. Feine Patina, fast vorzüglich.'' ([[Vatican|Papal States]], Pius IX, 1846-78, double giulio of 1848, ROme mint. With "year III" at the end of the of the obverse legend but without mintmark. Fine patina, about extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The first coinage reform in the Papal States was implemented in the early 1830's during the reign of Gregory XVI (1831-46). All the doppie, zecchini, guili, testoni, etc., were dropped in favor of a silver [[Papal States 1850-R scudo Dav-194|scudo]] divided into one hundred baiocchi. Gold [[Papal States 1854-R scudo Fr-275|one]], [[Papal States 1854-R 2-1/2 scudi|2½]], [[Papal States 1846-B 5 scudi|five]] and [[Papal States 1850-R 10 scudi|ten scudi]] were minted at Rome and [[Papal States 1846-B 5 scudi|Bologna]] until 1865. This type was struck at Rome and Bologna 1848-56. This date is known with regnal years II and III. | |
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Latest revision as of 20:55, 22 September 2025
The first specimen was lot 1692 in Künker sale 403 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €220 (about US$289 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"PAPST PIUS IX., 1846-1878. Prägungen des Papstes Pius IX. Vor der Revolution von 1848 - Die Münzstätte Rom. 20 Baiocchi (Doppelter Giulio) AN III/1848, Rom. Stempelschneider Niccolò Cerbara. Mit AN • III • am Ende der Vorderseitenumschrift, aber ohne Münzstättenzeichen R. Feine Patina, fast vorzüglich. (Papal States, Pius IX, 1846-78, double giulio of 1848, ROme mint. With "year III" at the end of the of the obverse legend but without mintmark. Fine patina, about extremely fine.)"
The first coinage reform in the Papal States was implemented in the early 1830's during the reign of Gregory XVI (1831-46). All the doppie, zecchini, guili, testoni, etc., were dropped in favor of a silver scudo divided into one hundred baiocchi. Gold one, 2½, five and ten scudi were minted at Rome and Bologna until 1865. This type was struck at Rome and Bologna 1848-56. This date is known with regnal years II and III.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.37 g, 0.900 fine silver, this specimen 5,40 g.
Catalog reference: Pagani 316; Toffanin 3118/5, Ber-3311, KM 1337.
- Berman, Allen G., Papal Coins, South Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1991.
- Gigante, Fabio, Gigante 2016: Catalogo Nazionale delle Monete Italiano Dal '700 All'Euro, 24a ed. Varese, Italy, 2015.
- Montenegro, Eupremio, Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed., Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Francesco Muntoni, Le Monete del Papi e Degli Stati Pontifici, 4 vols. Rome: P & P Santamaria, 1973.
- [1]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.
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