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[[Image:K403-1452.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 403, lot 1452]] | [[Image:K403-1452.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 403, lot 1452]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 1452 in Künker sale 403 ( | + | This specimen was lot 1452 in Künker sale 403 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €2,000 (about US$2,624 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''PAPST ALEXANDER VIII., 1689-1691. Die Münzstätte Rom. Giulio A I/1689, Rom. Mit Wappen des Presidente della zecca, Monsieur Giuseppe D’Aste, auf der Rückseite. Vorzüglich.'' ([[Vatican|Papal States]], Alexander XIII, 1689-91, giulio of 1689, Rome mint. Reverse: mintmaster's arms. Extremely fine.)"</blockquote> We note six Roman Catholic saints named Bruno: |
* St. Bruno of Saxony (d. 880 AD) was never a bishop; | * St. Bruno of Saxony (d. 880 AD) was never a bishop; | ||
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* St. Bruno of Cologne (c. 1030-1101) founded the Carthusians but was never bishop, repeatedly refusing that honor; | * St. Bruno of Cologne (c. 1030-1101) founded the Carthusians but was never bishop, repeatedly refusing that honor; | ||
* St. Bruno of Segni (c. 1045-1123) was bishop of Segni and is now patron saint of that town; | * St. Bruno of Segni (c. 1045-1123) was bishop of Segni and is now patron saint of that town; | ||
| − | * St. Bruno of | + | * St. Bruno of Würzburg (c.1005-1045) was bishop of that town but was never formally canonized. |
We think St. Bruno of Querfurt is the figure depicted here. Alexander also issued a testone ([[Papal States (1689-90) testone KM-522|KM 522]]) in St. Bruno's honor. | We think St. Bruno of Querfurt is the figure depicted here. Alexander also issued a testone ([[Papal States (1689-90) testone KM-522|KM 522]]) in St. Bruno's honor. | ||
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* [[Papal States 1690 scudo d'oro Fr-171|1690 scudo d'oro, SS. Peter and Paul]] | * [[Papal States 1690 scudo d'oro Fr-171|1690 scudo d'oro, SS. Peter and Paul]] | ||
* [[Papal States 1690 doppia Fr-172|1690 doppia]] | * [[Papal States 1690 doppia Fr-172|1690 doppia]] | ||
| + | * [[Papal States 1691 giulio|1691 giulio, ''sede vacante'']] | ||
* [[Papal States (1692) giulio|(1692) giulio, ''QVI VIDET·TE REDDIT TIBI'']] | * [[Papal States (1692) giulio|(1692) giulio, ''QVI VIDET·TE REDDIT TIBI'']] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1689]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1689]] | ||
[[Category: Selections from Kunker sale 403, 404, 405, 406]] | [[Category: Selections from Kunker sale 403, 404, 405, 406]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:19, 14 February 2026
This specimen was lot 1452 in Künker sale 403 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €2,000 (about US$2,624 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"PAPST ALEXANDER VIII., 1689-1691. Die Münzstätte Rom. Giulio A I/1689, Rom. Mit Wappen des Presidente della zecca, Monsieur Giuseppe D’Aste, auf der Rückseite. Vorzüglich. (Papal States, Alexander XIII, 1689-91, giulio of 1689, Rome mint. Reverse: mintmaster's arms. Extremely fine.)"
We note six Roman Catholic saints named Bruno:
- St. Bruno of Saxony (d. 880 AD) was never a bishop;
- St. Bruno the Great (925-965 AD) was archbishop of Cologne but was not canonized until the 19th century;
- St. Bruno of Querfurt (c. 974-1009 AD) was martyred while trying to convert the Prussians and quickly canonized;
- St. Bruno of Cologne (c. 1030-1101) founded the Carthusians but was never bishop, repeatedly refusing that honor;
- St. Bruno of Segni (c. 1045-1123) was bishop of Segni and is now patron saint of that town;
- St. Bruno of Würzburg (c.1005-1045) was bishop of that town but was never formally canonized.
We think St. Bruno of Querfurt is the figure depicted here. Alexander also issued a testone (KM 522) in St. Bruno's honor.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.05 g, 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 3,01 g.
Catalog reference: Muntoni 23; Toffanin 2088/1 (R), Ber-2181, KM 491.
- 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.
- [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.
Link to:
- 1686 giulio, year XI, QVI DAT PAVPERI NON INDIGEBIT
- 1689 mezzo grosso, sede vacante
- 1689 grosso, sede vacante
- 1689 giulio, sede vacante
- 1689 giulio, Alexander VIII, Lateran issue
- 1689 testone, MELIVS EST DARE QVAM ACCIPERE
- 1689 testone, sede vacante
- (1689-90) testone, Alexander VIII, St. Bruno kneeling
- 1689 piastra, sede vacante
- 1690 testone, SS. Magnus and Bruno standing
- 1690 testone, RE FRVMENTARIA RESTITVTA, Alexander VIII
- (1690) piastra, papal aid to Venice
- 1690 scudo d'oro, SS. Peter and Paul
- 1690 doppia
- 1691 giulio, sede vacante
- (1692) giulio, QVI VIDET·TE REDDIT TIBI
- Coins and currency dated 1689