Impressive Paul V Quadrupla

Triton XXII, Lot: 1290. Estimate $25000. Sold for $25000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Paul V. 1605-1621. AV Quadrupla (30.5mm, 13.39 g, 5h). Rome mint. Dated RY 13 (AD 1617/8). · PAULVS · V · · P · M · A XIII ·, coat-of-arms surmounted by crossed keys and Papal tiara / · S · PAVLVS · AL · ROMA ·, St. Paul seated right, holding sword in right hand and tablet in left; coat-of-arms to lower right. CNI XVI 551; Muntoni 7; Berman 1540; KM –; Friedberg 107. EF, faint luster, slightly double struck. Extremely rare.

Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 104 (16 December 2017), lot 540.