Sardinia 1703 scudo d'oro Fr-145
This specimen was lot 464 in Aureo y Calicó sale 243 (Barcelona, April 2012), where it sold for 1,450 € (about US$2,191 including buyer's fees). The catalog[1] noted,
"Felipe V (1700-1746). 1703. Cagliari. 1 escudo. Brillo original. Bellísima. Rara así. S/C-. (One scudo d'oro of 1703, Cagliari mint. Original luster, rare thus, about uncirculated.)"
This type was struck 1701-05 on the island of Sardinia during the War of the Spanish Succession. Long a Spanish possession, the extinction of the Spanish Hapsburgs in 1700's led to competing claims from Philip V (the French contender) and Charles III (the Austrian contender). After a long, bloody war, Philip retained his Spanish throne but surrendered all his Italian claims, including Sardinia, to the Austrians in 1720. The Austrians in turn traded the island to Savoy in exchange for recognition of their claim to Milan. Savoy held the island until it was incorporated in the united kingdom of Italy in 1860.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Vti. 50, Fr-145 (listed in the SCWC under Cagliari).
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- [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Numismática, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012.
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