Live auction - fwo_281368 - ITALY - KINGDOM OF SARDINIA - CHARLES EMMANUEL III 1/2 Scudo 1762 Turin

ITALY - KINGDOM OF SARDINIA - CHARLES EMMANUEL III 1/2 Scudo 1762 Turin XF

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Estimate :	450 €
Price :	no bid
Maximum bid :	no bid
End of the sale :	12 September 2017 18:05:01

Type : 1/2 Scudo

Date: 1762

Mint name / Town : Turin

Quantity minted : -

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 906 ‰

Diameter : 37 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 17,50 g.

Edge : décorée

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Rayure à l’avers et stries d’ajustage au revers

Catalogue references :

Mont.180

Obverse

Obverse legend : CAR. EM. D. G. REX. SAR. CYP. ET.IER..

Obverse description : Buste nu, drapé de Charles-Emmanuel III à gauche ; au-dessous, 1762.

Obverse translation : (Charles-Emmanuel par la grâce de Dieu roi de Sardaigne, Chypre et de Jérusalem).

Reverse

Reverse legend : DVX. SABAVD. ET. MONTISFER. PRINC. PEDEM..

Reverse description : Écu couronné entouré du collier de l'ordre de Saint-Maurice.

Reverse translation : (Duc de Savoie et de Montferrat, prince du Piémont).

Commentary

Le demi-scudo nuovo vaut 3 lires piémontaises et la lira 20 soldi. La doppia en or correspond à 4 scudi de 6 lires. La fabrication du nouveau monnayage a commencé en 1755 et dure jusqu'en 1772. Le type est créé suite à l'ordonnance du 25 janvier 1755. Au total 3.874.319 pièces furent frappées entre 1755 et 1772.
The half scudo nuovo is worth 3 Piedmontese lire and the lira 20 soldi. The gold doppia corresponds to 4 scudi of 6 lire. The production of the new coinage began in 1755 and lasted until 1772. The type was created following the ordinance of January 25, 1755. A total of 3,874,319 coins were minted between 1755 and 1772.