Savoy 1567-* EB soldo

Stack's Bowers May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction, lot 75156

This specimen was lot 75156 in Stack's Bowers May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $219.60. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ITALY. Savoy. Soldo, 1567. Chambéry Mint. Emmanuel Philibert I. PCGS AU-53." This type was struck 1563-81 at Chambéry, Aosta, Bourg-en-Bresse, Nice, Turin and Vercelli. The star mintmark for Chambéry is below the shield on the obverse; the initials EB on the reverse are for Etienne Bourges. Twenty soldi made a lira.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2 g, 0.222 fine silver, 24 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: MIR-534.

Source:

• Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.

Link to:

• Savoy 1562-P lira
• 1564 scudo d'oro
• Savoy 1571 doppia Fr-1042
• Savoy 1579 soldo Chambéry Mint
• Coins and currency dated 1567