Papal States 1758 zecchino Fr-237

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Künker sale 403, lot 1593

This specimen was lot 1593 in Künker sale 403 (Osnabruck, March 2024), where it sold for €1,700 (about US$2,231 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Clemens XIII. 1758-1769. Zecchino AN I/1758, Rom. GOLD. Fast vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 138, Osnabrück 2008, Nr. 4773. (Papal States, Clement XIII, 1758-69, zecchino of the year 1, 1758, Rome mint. About extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1758-59, 1764-66, 1769 for Clement XIII (1758-69) and is among the more common of papal ducats. It is accompanied by a half ducat (Fr-238) and a double ducat (Fr-236).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.45 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.42 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-237; Muntoni 3; Toffanin 2703/1 (RRR), Ber-2890, KM 984.

Source:

  • Berman, Allen G., Papal Coins, South Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1991.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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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