Papal States (1464-71) grosso Ber-403
This specimen was lot 1278 in Künker sale 403 (Osnabruck, March 2024), where it sold for €480 (about US$630 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"PAPST PAUL II., 1464-1471. Die Münzstätte Rom. Grosso o. J., Rom. Mit Münzzeichen Rose (Pier Paolo della Zecca) auf der Vorderseite. Hübsche Patina, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Papal States, Paul II, 1464-71, undated grosso, Rome mint, with a rose privy mark on the obverse. Handsome patina, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This is one of four different grossi for Paul II.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 3,69 g.
Catalog reference: Berman 403; Muntoni 21 var.; Toffanin 406.
- Berman, Allen G., Papal Coins, South Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1991.
- 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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