Carmagnola (1504-28) cornuto

Künker sale 263, lot 1830

Carmagnola in northwest Italy

This specimen was lot 1830 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €320 (about US$414 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"CARMAGNOLA Michele Antonio di Saluzzo, 1504-1528. Cornuto o. J. R Fast vorzüglich. (marquisate of Carmagnola, Michale Anthony of Saluzzo, 1504-28, undated cornuto, choice extremely fine.)"

Carmagnola was an obscure corner of the marquisate of Saluzzo, itself a minor state in northwest Italy. It was later incorporated into Sardinia and is today part of Italy.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Varesi 146 (R).

Source:

• ^[1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.

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• Asti (1498-1515) parpagliola
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• Carmagnola (1504-28) testone
• 1516 tallero
• Coins and currency dated 1504
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