Live auction - bfe_744940 - SAVOY - DUCHY OF SAVOY - AMADEUS VIII (DUKE) Quart de gros, 2e type (Quarto di Grosso, II tipo)
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| Estimate : | 400 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 07 June 2022 18:39:50 |
Type : Quart de gros, 2e type (Quarto di Grosso, II tipo)
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Aoste
Metal : billon
Diameter : 20 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 1,20 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Ce quart de gros est frappé sur un flan irrégulier et est recouvert d’une patine grise. Reliefs un peu faibles au centre du revers
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + AMED* CO* SABAVDIE.
Obverse description : FERT en lettres gothiques dans un double quadrilobe.
Obverse translation : (Amédée, duc de Savoie).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + IN ITALIA+ MARCHIO.
Reverse description : Croix de Savoie .
Reverse translation : (En Italie, prince des Marches).
Commentary
Monnaie avec cette légende qui était inédite avant la dernière publication de l’ouvrage de Cudazzo (n° 157p, p. 128).
Historical background
SAVOY - DUCHY OF SAVOY - AMADEUS VIII (DUKE)
(1416-1434)
Amédée VIII (1383-1434) is the son of Amédée VII and Bonne de Bourbon. 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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