256, Lot: 700. Estimate $100. Sold for $65. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio & prigioniero del Vaticano). Lot of two (2) CU Baiocchi. Includes:
1) Pius VII. 1800-1823. Æ Baicco (34mm, 12.37 g, 12h). Rome mint. Dated 1801. Pontiff’s name and date above three Moor’s heads to the left / Crowned coat-of-arms, seen in perspective. CNI XVII 10; Muntoni 19; Berman 3236
2) Pius IX. 1846-1878. Æ Baiocco (30mm, 10.30 g, 6h). Rome mint. Dually dated RY V and 1851. Crowned coat-of-arms / Denomination and date within laurel wreath. CNI XVII 72; Muntoni 33; Berman 3326. VF, first coin struck from a worn obverse die.
From the HLT Collection.