Savoy (1472-82) parpagliola

Jean Elsen sale 157, lot 532

This specimen was lot 532 in Jean Elsen sale 157 (Brussels, December 2023), where it sold for €160 (about US$206 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"ITALIE, SAVOIE, Duché, Philibert Ier (1472-1482), AR parpagliola (double blanc). D/ Ecu de Savoie dans un trilobe. Sigle: oiseau (?) après DVX. R/ Dans un quadrilobe, croix pattée cantonnée de quatre noeuds. Rare. Petits éclats du flan. Très Beau. (Italy, duchy of Savoy, Philibert I, 1472-82, silver parpagliola or double blanc. Obverse: arms of Savoy in a trilobe, bird privy mark; reverse: within a quadrilobe, a cross pattée cantonned with four clouds. Rare, minor nicks, Very Fine.)"

The parpagliola is obscure, but seems to have been a base silver coin worth 2 soldi and 6 denari occasionally struck in Savoy and Milan. Wikipedia notes, "He [Philibert] died from tuberculosis, in Lyons, at the age of 17 and the duchy was inherited by his younger brother Charles."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver or billon, this specimen 2,29 g.

Catalog reference: Sim. 4 (sigle non répertorié); M.I.R. 201 var.

Source:

• ^[1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 157, Collection J.-C. Martiny, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.

Link to:

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