View source for Savoy 1677 1/2 doppia Fr-1091

[[Image:S87-2675.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 87, lot 2675]]

This specimen was lot 2675 in Sincona sale 87 (Zürich, October 2023), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ITALIEN Savoyen, Vittorio Amedeo II., unter Vormundschaft seiner Mutter Maria Giovanna Battista, 1675-1680. 1/2 Doppia 1677, Torino. Sehr selten. Gutes sehr schön. Winziger Randfehler.'' ([[Italy]], [[Italy, Sardinia|duchy of Savoy]], Victor Amadeus II, under the regency of his mother Maria Giovanna Battista, 1675-80, half doppia of 1677, Turin mint. Very rare, Good very fine, Tiny edge flaw.)"</blockquote> This very rare type was struck 1676-77. The duchy of Savoy was a poverty-stricken state subject to frequent foreign invasion and its coinage is scanty.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 3.33 g, gold, this specimen 3.27 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 293, MIR 738b (R4). Fr-1091. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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.
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 87, World Coins and Medals,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

''Link to:''
* [[Savoy 1663 10 scudi d'oro Fr-1082|1663 10 ''scudi d'oro'']]
* [[Savoy 1664 2 denari|1664 2 denari]]
* [[Savoy 1678 lira|1678 lira]]
* [[Savoy 1678 doppia Fr-1090|1678 doppia]]
* [[Savoy 1680 scudo Dav-4171|1680 scudo]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1677]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 84, 85, 86, 87]]