Roman Republic 1849-R baiocco
This specimen was lot 23094 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Roman Republic. Baiocco, 1849-R. Rome Mint. PCGS MS-64 Red Brown Gold Shield. Fully struck with strong luster and loads of mint red coloration remaining over the surfaces." The Roman Republic was a short lived state set up in the Papal States during the European wide insurrections of 1848-49. It was crushed by foreign troops and papal rule restored until 1870. A considerable quantity of copper coins were issued along with a few in billon in denominations ranging from half to forty baiocchi. This one year type is not rare.
Recorded mintage: 90,000.
Specification: 9.5 g, bronze, 30 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Mont-66, KM-22, Ber-3301.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
Link to:
- Roman Republic 1849-B 3 baiocchi all varieties
- Roman Republic 1849-R 3 baiocchi all varieties
- Roman Republic 1849-R 4 baiocchi, billon
- Roman Republic 1849-R 8 baiocchi
- Roman Republic 1849-R 16 baiocchi
- Roman Republic 1849-R 40 baiocchi
- 1849-R 2 baiocchi
- 1849-R bronze 5 baiocchi
- 1849-B 20 baiocchi
- Coins and currency dated 1849