Savoy 1643 4 scudi d'oro Fr-1071
This specimen was lot 42373 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $3,120. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Savoy. 4 Scudi d'Oro, 1643. Torino Mint. Carlo Emanuele II. NGC AU Details--Removed from Jewelry. Obverse: CHR FRAN CAR EMAN DVCES SAB, jugate draped busts of Carlo and Cristina, his mother and regent, right; Reverse: P P PEDEMON REGES CYPRI, crowned and garnished coat-of-arms. A SCARCE type and desirable despite the noted surface issues. Bright and lustrous, with some strike weakness present but little in the way of true wear." This scarce issue is one of a series of gold coins minted by the regent for her son Charles Emanuel, including four and eight scudi. The four scudi was often called a quadrupla. Many varieties exist in the legends and the shape of the arms; KM 193 (shown here) is listed for 1641, 1643-44 and 1648. 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.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 12.89-13.25 g, gold, this specimen 13.32 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-1071; KM 193.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2026 NYINC Showcase Auction, Ancient and World Coins, featuring the Kazmier Wysocki Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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