E-auction 186-118436 - bfe_278784 - SAVOY - DUCHY OF SAVOY - AMADEUS VIII (DUKE) Quart de gros, 2e type
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| Estimate : | 180 € |
| Price : | 58 € |
| Maximum bid : | 58 € |
| End of the sale : | 07 November 2016 15:02:30 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : Quart de gros, 2e type
Date: 26/02/1420
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Chambéry
Metal : billon
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 1,28 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Ce quart de gros est frappé sur un flan irrégulier et est recouvert d’une patine grise. Petites taches noires au revers. Flan légèrement voilé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + AMEDEVS (ÉTOILE) DVX: SAB', (PONCTUATION PAR DEUX ANNELETS SUPERPOSÉS).
Obverse description : FERT en lettres gothiques entre quatre traits.
Obverse translation : (Amédée, duc de Savoie).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + IN ITALIA: MARCHIO, (PONCTUATION PAR DEUX ANNELETS).
Reverse description : Croix de Savoie dans un losange double.
Reverse translation : (En Italie, [prince] des Marches).
Commentary
Au droit, la marque d’atelier est une étoile regravée sur un croissant. L’étoile est la marque de Chambery tandis que le croissant est celle de Nyon.
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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