fwo_773736 - SAVOY - DUCHY OF SAVOY - AMADEUS VIII (DUKE) Quart de gros n.d. Turin
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Price : 180.00 €
Type : Quart de gros
Date: (1391-1398)
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Turin
Metal : billon
Diameter : 22 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 1,45 g.
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + AMEDEVS (ROSE) DVX: SAB’.
Obverse description : Nœud de Savoie accosté de FE-RT.
Obverse translation : (Amédée, duc de Savoie).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + IN ITALIA: MARCHIO.
Reverse description : Croix torsadée.
Reverse translation : (en Italie, marquis).
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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