Savoy 1602 ducato Fr-1056
This specimen was lot 5017 in Sincona sale 4 (Zürich, October 2011), where it sold for 550 CHF (about US$732 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIEN Savoya-Sardegna Carlo Emanuele I. 1580-1630. Ducado 1602. Gekröntes Wappen. Rv. Madonna mit Kind. Hksp. Gew. Sehr schön. (Duchy of Savoy, Charles Emanuel, 1580-1630, ducat of 1602. Obverse: crowned arms; reverse: Madonna and Child. Trace of mounting, very fine.)"
This rare type is also listed for 1601 and 1603. None of the silver or gold coins of Savoy of the seventeenth century can be called common. In 1714, the duke's successful participation in the War of the Spanish Succession garnered him the island of Sicily, which he traded for Sardinia in 1720. The duke was known as the king of Sardinia until his descendants claimed the throne of unified Italy in 1860.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.22 g, 0.986 fine gold, .102 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3,40 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-1056, KM 7.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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]UBS Auction 85: Gold and Silver Coins, Zürich: UBS AG, 2010.
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