Savoy 1585 doppia Fr-1049
This specimen was lot 660 in Sincona sale 54 (Zürich, May 2019), where it sold for 3,000 CHF (about US$3,570 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Carlo Emanuele I. 1580-1630. Doppia 1585, Torino. Con sigla T. Selten. Fast sehr schön. Schröglingsfehler am Rand. (duchy of Savoy, Charles Emanuel I, 1580-1630, doppia of 1585, Turin mint, mintmark T. Rare, About very fine, Flan defect on the edge.)"
Friedberg lists this coin for 1580-1611 in several varieties, all rare. The doppia may have started out as a double ducat (7 g) but kept sliding in weight. We don't see the "T" mintmark mentioned in the auction description.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.67 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 6.55 g.
Catalog reference: MIR 579 g. Fr-1049.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 54: Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2019.
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