Live auction - bfe_571697 - SAVOY - DUCHY OF SAVOY - LOUIS Demi-gros, 3e type (mezzo grosso, III tipo)
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| Estimate : | 1 200 € |
| Price : | 550 € |
| Maximum bid : | 550 € |
| End of the sale : | 07 June 2022 18:40:20 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Demi-gros, 3e type (mezzo grosso, III tipo)
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Cornavin
Metal : billon
Diameter : 20 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,60 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Ce demi-gros est frappé sur un flan large et irrégulier présentant un éclatement à 9 heures au droit. Exemplaire recouvert d’une patine grise de médaillier et présentant de petites faiblesses de frappe
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LVDOVIC’ - D+ SABAV.
Obverse description : Écu de Savoie penché sous un cimier lambrequiné.
Obverse translation : (Louis, duc de Savoie).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + PRINCEP[S+ I]MPERII+ ETER, (PONCTUATION PAR CROISETTE ET DOUBLE CROISETTE).
Reverse description : Croix de saint Maurice dans un double quadrilobe tréflé.
Reverse translation : (Prince, empereur, etc.).
Commentary
Ce type monétaire (3e type), avec la légende IMPERII ETER était inédit avant sa publication dans l’ouvrage de Sergio Cudazzo. Type monétaire partculièrement rare.
Historical background
SAVOY - DUCHY OF SAVOY - LOUIS
(1440-1465)
He is the youngest son of Duke Amédée VIII and Marie-Claude de Bourgogne. He was born in 1413. In 1431, following the premature death of his brother, Amadeus VIII named him crown prince. In February 1433, he married, in Nicosia, Anne de Lusignan, daughter of the King of Cyprus and Jerusalem. He became Duke of Savoy in 1440, after his father's abdication. He died on January 29, 1465 in Lyon. His son Amédée IX succeeded him.
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