v22_0538 - SAVOY - COUNTY OF SAVOY - AMADEUS VIII (COUNT) Obole blanche (obolo di Bianchetto)
MONNAIES 22 (2005)
Starting price : 70.00 €
Estimate : 130.00 €
Realised price : 70.00 €
Number of bids : 1
Maximum bid : 78.00 €
Starting price : 70.00 €
Estimate : 130.00 €
Realised price : 70.00 €
Number of bids : 1
Maximum bid : 78.00 €
Type : Obole blanche (obolo di Bianchetto)
Date: (1405-1406)
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Chambéry ou Nyon
Metal : billon
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 0,75 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Cette rare obole est frappée sur un flan irrégulier et présente des faiblesses de frappe au niveau des légendes. La croix du revers apparaît légèrement en négatif au droit
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + AMEDEVS (MM) COM.
Obverse description : Écu de Savoie dans un double quadrilobe.
Obverse translation : (Amédée, comte).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + DE° SABAVDIE.
Reverse description : Croix cantonnée de quatre croisettes.
Reverse translation : (de Savoie).
Historical background
SAVOY - COUNTY OF SAVOY - AMADEUS VIII (COUNT)
(1398-1416)
Amédée VIII (1383-1434) is the son of Amédée VII and Bonne de Berry. He ascended the count's throne in 1391, under the regency of his mother until the year 1398. Savoy was erected into a duchy on February 19, 1416. He died in 1434. In his coinage there are three very different periods: regency (1391-1398); count (1398-1416); duke (1416-1434).
Report a mistake
Print the page
Share my selection
Ask a question
Consign / sellRelated articles
Full data
cgbfr.com numismatists
