CNG 87, Lot: 1779. Estimate $150. Sold for $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Pius VI (Count Giovanni Angelo Braschi). 1775-1799. CU 2½ Baiocchi (29mm, 11.50 g, 12h). Emergency coinage. Fermo mint. Dated 1797. Draped bust of S. Pietro left, wearing nimbus crown and holding keys / Denomination, mint, and date in four lines; three stars above. CNI XIII 18; Muntoni 322a; Serafini 916-7; Berman 3095; KM 2.4. Good VF, brown surfaces.

From the HLT Collection.