Papal States 1774 2 giulio

from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection

another specimen, from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection

This type was minted 1774 only prior to the election of the new pope Pius VI. The doppio giulio was twenty baiocchi, while the scudo was one hundred baiocchi. The SCWC notes this type as fairly common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.38 g, silver, .917 fine.

Catalog reference: KM-1023, Ber-2947.

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.

Link to:

• 1773 doppio giulio
• 1774 giulio, sede vacante
• 1774 mezzo scudo
• 1775 doppio giulio
• 1774 zecchino
• Coins and currency dated 1774
• return to coins of the Papal States