fwo_739825 - SAVOY - COUNTY OF SAVOY - AMADEUS VIII (COUNT) Viennois, 2e type n.d.
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Type : Viennois, 2e type
Date: (1391-1398)
Date: n.d.
Metal : billon
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 0,77 g.
Rarity : R1
Obverse
Obverse legend : + AMEDEVS COMES.
Obverse description : FERT en lettre gothique.
Obverse translation : (Amédée, comte).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + DE SABAVDIE.
Reverse description : Croix.
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).
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