Papal States (1575-85) testone Ber-1220

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Künker sale 403, lot 1330

This specimen was lot 1330 in Künker sale 403 (Osnabruck, March 2024), where it sold for €550 (about US$722 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"PAPST GREGOR XIII., 1572-1585. Die Münzstätte Ancona. Testone (3 Giuli) o. J. (1575-1585), Ancona. Der Mantel auf der Vorderseite mit drei Punkten, San Piero und Arabeske verziert, auf der Rückseite der Wappenschild mit zwei Putten. Sehr schön. (Papal States, Gregory XIII, 1572-85, undated testone or triple giulio, circa 1575-85, Ancona mint. The mantle on the obverse has three dots, St. Piero and an arabesque; the reverse has an escutcheon with two putti. Very fine.)"

Pope Gregory is best remembered today for promulgating in 1582 the reformed calendar known as Gregorian. The reverse shows the pope's arms with the motto, SVSPICET ET VALEBIS (Hope and you will be strong).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 9.59 g, 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 9,36 g.

Catalog reference: Berman 1220; Muntoni 302; Toffanin 1214/22.

Source:

  • 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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