Sardinia 1789 1/2 doppia Fr-1121

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Sedwick sale 11, lot 135

This specimen was lot 135 in Sedwick sale 9 (Winter Park, FL, April 2011), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "Sardinia, Italy, 1/2 doppia, Vittorio Amedeo III, 1789. Problem-free AXF." In other parts of Italy, a doppia was a double ducat but in Sardinia a doppia was a double scudo, hence the different weight standard.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.75 g, .905 fine gold, .138 troy oz AGW, this specimen 4.4 grams.

Catalog reference: Fr-1121, KM 85 (formerly KM C65).

Source:

  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • [1]Sedwick, Daniel F., Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction #11, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC, 2012.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Montenegro, Eupremio, Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed., Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014.

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