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[[Image:S87-2675.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 87, lot 2675]] | [[Image:S87-2675.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 87, lot 2675]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 2675 in Sincona sale 87 ( | + | 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. |
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* 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. | * 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. | * 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,'' | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 87, World Coins and Medals,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023. |
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Latest revision as of 12:11, 20 June 2025
This specimen was lot 2675 in Sincona sale 87 (Zürich, October 2023), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"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, 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.)"
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.
- 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.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 87, World Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
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