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Revision as of 10:47, 5 June 2025
This specimen was lot 1474 in Sincona sale 73 (Zurich, November 2021), where it sold for 275 CHF (about US$354 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALY | House of Savoy / Sardinia. Emanuele Filiberto, 1553-1580. Bianco o 4 Soldi 1576, Torino. I tipo. Mit Gegenstempel: Wappen. Selten. Gutes sehr schön. Etwas Belag am Rand. (Italy, duchy of Savoy, Emanuel Philibert, 1553-80, bianco or four soldi of 1576, Turin mint, first type, with counterstamp. Rare, Good very fine, Some residues at the edge.)"
Wikipedia comments,
"Emmanuel Philibert (Italian: Emanuele Filiberto; Piedmontese: Emanuel Filibert; 8 July 1528 – 30 August 1580), known as Testa di ferro (Piedmontese: Testa 'd fer; "Ironhead", because of his military career), was Duke of Savoy from 1553 to 1580. He is remembered for the recovery of the Savoyard state (invaded and occupied by France when he was a child) following the Battle of St. Quentin (1557), and for moving its capital to Turin."
None of the silver or gold coins of Savoy of the sixteenth century can be called common. Savoy was not one of the prosperous regions of Italy like Milan or Tuscany. Twenty soldi made a lira.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 4.46 g.
Catalog reference: MIR 520 ac. Simonetti 45/27.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 73: World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and World Banknotes, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2021.
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