Sardinia 1768 doppietta Fr-1110
This specimen was lot 3093 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2017), where it sold for $940. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Sardinia. Doppieta, 1768. Carlo Emanuelle III (1730-73). PCGS EF-40. VERY SCARCE type. A Wholesome example with mild wear to hair and a few stray tiny contact marks. Toned periphery overlaying some hints of remaining luster. Seldom publicly offered. Ex: Stack's Sale 4-5, 1988, Lot #1355." After the extinction of the Spanish Hapsburgs in 1700, the duke of Savoy attempted to help himself to the duchy of Milan, then a Spanish possession. In this he was thwarted by the Austrians but at the end of the War of the Spanish Succession (1713) he obtained Sicily. This he wisely traded for Sardinia in 1720, adopting the title of king of Sardinia. Coinage issued for the island was struck on a different standard than mainland coinage; hence, this doppietta is less than half the weight of a doppia (Fr-1105). The new king was not a wealthy prince and gold coinage for Sardinia is scanty and expensive.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.2 g, .891 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-1110; KM-61 (formerly KM C47); MIR-956a.
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- [1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2017 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Richard Stuart Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.
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