Savoy 1579 soldo

Stephen Album sale 39, lot 3634

This specimen was lot 3634 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $168. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SAVOY: Emmanuel Philibert, 1553-1580, BI soldo, 1579, lustrous fields, PCGS graded AU58, ex Dr. Axel Wahlstedt Collection." Altho the counts of Savoy eventually rose to become kings of Italy in the nineteenth century, in the sixteenth century most of Savoy was in what is today French territory.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon.

Catalog reference: Biaggi-452i, Roberts-9783.

Source:

• Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 39, featuring the John Sylvester, Jr., Collection of Annamese Medals and Orders, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

Link to:

• Savoy 1578 scudo d'oro Fr-1039b
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• Savoy 1580 scudo d'oro Fr-1039b
• Coins and currency dated 1579