Savoy 1564 scudo d'oro Fr-1039b
This specimen was lot 2671 in Sincona sale 87 (Zurich, October 2023), where it sold for 1,800 CHF (about US$2,424 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIEN Savoyen, Emanuele Filiberto, 1553-1580. Scudo d'oro del sole 1564, Nizza. VI Tipo. Selten. Vorzüglich. Leichter Doppelschlag. (Italy, duchy of Savoy, Emanuel Philibert, 1553-80, gold scudo of the sun of 1564, Nice mint, sixth type. Rare, Extremely fine, slightly double struck.)"
This is from a type struck intermittently 1561-80. Emanuele Filiberto was merely duke of Savoy; his descendants would not claim the title of king of Sardinia until 1720.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.25 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 3.31 g.
Catalog reference: MIR 497b, Fr-1039b.
- 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]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 87, World Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
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