Papal States 1778 50 bolognini KM-277

from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection

This type was issued 1778 only for Pius VI (1774-99) from the Bologna mint. At Bologna, 100 bolognini = one scudo instead of one hundred baiocchi as in Rome. This type is not listed as expensive. Berman notes it as a half scudo.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.25 g, 0.917 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 277, Ber-3044.

Source:

• Berman, Allen G., Papal Coins, South Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1991.
• 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.

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