Papal States 1588 piastra Dav-8329

from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection

Silver piastri are popular with collectors not only for their Catholic associations but also the extraordinarily vivid portraits of the various popes, including Sixtus V (1585-90) shown here. Davenport lists Dav-8328 thru Dav-8334 for 1588; despite this profusion, all are scarce to rare. On the reverse, St. Francis receives the stigmata from heaven.

Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.

Specification: 31.99 g, 0.917 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-8329, Ber-1313.

Source:

• Berman, Allen G., Papal Coins, South Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1991.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
• Francesco Muntoni, Le Monete del Papi e Degli Stati Pontifici, 4 vols. Rome: P & P Santamaria, 1973.

Link to:

• Papal States (1523-34) 2 carlino
• (1585-90) doppia, Bologna mint
• 1586 scudo d'oro, Ancona mint
• (1588) testone
• 1588 scudo d'argento, Ancona mint, Sixtus V
• 1589 piastra
• Coins and currency dated 1588
• return to coins of the Papal States