Sardinia 1814 1/2 scudo
This specimen was lot 2885 in Sincona sale 33 (Zürich, October 2016), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIA | Sardinia - House of Savoy. Vittorio Emanuele I, 1802-1821 1/2 Scudo 1814. Torino. Molto raro. Fdc. (kingdom of Sardinia, Victor Emanuel I, 1802-21, half scudo of 1814, Turin mint. Very rare, uncirculated.)"
The Duchy of Savoy was promoted to the Kingdom of Sardinia when the duke obtained that island from the Austrians in 1720. In 1799, king Carlo Emanuele IV was evicted by Napoleon and the region converted to the Ligurian Republic then annexed to France. Sardinia did not recover her independence until 1815. The king was rewarded by Metternich with the republic of Genoa, which he added to his territory and opened a branch mint there in addition to his existing mint at Turin. This rare and expensive coin is listed in the SCWC for 1814-15. It became obsolete when Sardinian coinage was decimalized in 1816.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 17.58 g, .905 fine silver, 36 mm diameter, this specimen 17.59 g.
Catalog reference: KM 109 (formerly KM C91), Nomisma 500. Caduzzo 1021. Pag. 16, Mont-03.
- Gigante, Fabio, Gigante 2016: Catalogo Nazionale delle Monete Italiano Dal '700 All'Euro, 24a ed. Varese, Italy, 2015.
- Montenegro, Eupremio, Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed., Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Jürg Richter, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 33, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.
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