Live auction - bfe_385632 - SAVOY - DUCHY OF SAVOY - MARIE-CHRISTINE DE BOURBON AND CHARLES-EMMANUEL II Quadruple écu d’or, 1er type (4 scudi d’or)
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| Estimate : | 6 500 € |
| Price : | 3 700 € |
| Maximum bid : | 3 750 € |
| End of the sale : | 19 April 2016 15:42:54 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : Quadruple écu d’or, 1er type (4 scudi d’or)
Date: 1640
Mint name / Town : Turin
Metal : gold
Diameter : 31 mm
Orientation dies : 7 h.
Weight : 13,20 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Ce quadruple écu est frappé sur un flan large et légèrement irrégulier. Exemplaire légèrement tréflé à 7 heures au droit et présentant un petit éclatement à 5 heures au revers. Revers concave
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Exemplaire provenant de la collection F. L.
Obverse
Obverse legend : CHR* FRAN* CAR* EMAN* DVCES* SAB.
Obverse description : Bustes accolés, à droite, de la régente et de Charles-Emmanuel II ; au-dessous 1640 dans un cartouche.
Obverse translation : (Charles-Emmanuel, par la grâce de Dieu, duc de Savoie).
Reverse
Reverse legend : P* P* PEDEMON* REGES* CYPRI.
Reverse description : Écu écartelé, portant un cœur un écu de Savoie, orné de cuirs et sous une couronnes.
Reverse translation : (Prince de Piémont, rois de Chypre).
Commentary
Ces quadruples écus d’or dits du 1er type furent frappés seulement entre 1639 et 1642 à Turin et peut-être dans l’atelier de Chambéry.
Historical background
SAVOY - DUCHY OF SAVOY - MARIE-CHRISTINE DE BOURBON AND CHARLES-EMMANUEL II
(1638-1648)
Charles-Emmanuel II was born on June 20, 1634 from the union of Victor-Amédée I and Marie-Christine de Bourbon. Following the death of his brother, Duke Francesco Giacinto, he became duke in 1638, at the age of 4. The regency is entrusted to his mother until 1648.
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