½ Groschen - Amedeus VIII
Obverse © cunain – Reverse © cuinain
Features
| Issuer |
County of Savoy
(Savoy (France), French States)
 |
|---|---|
| Count |
Amadeus VIII the Peaceful (1391-1416)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1391-1416 |
| Value | ½ Groschen (1⁄40) |
| Currency | Livre |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 1.70 g |
| Diameter | 22 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 179793 |
| References | Biaggi# 100 Elio Biaggi; 1992. Monete e zecche medievali italiane: dal sec. VIII al sec. XV. Montenegro (Edizioni Numismatiche di Eupremio Montenegro), Turin, Italy. Numismatica Varesi (publisher). Monete Italiane Regionali. Numismatica Varesi, Pavia, Italy (18 volumes). Jean Duplessy. Les monnaies françaises féodales. Maison Platt, Paris, France (2 volumes). Victor Emmanuel of Savoy; 1910. Corpus Nummorum Italicorum / Volume 1. Casa Savoia – Torino, Chambéry e le altre sedi dei Savoia: Primo tentativo di un Catalogo generale delle monete medievali e moderne coniate in Italia o da Italiani in altri paesi. Carlo Colombo, Rome, Italy. Jürg Richter, Ruedi Kunzmann. Der neue HMZ-Katalog. Band 1 - Die Münzen der Schweiz : Antike bis Mittelalter. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (2 volumes). |
Obverse
Shield of Savoy surmounted by a crest and surrounded by a leafy garland with knots. Circular legend starting at noon.
Script: Latin (uncial)
Lettering: AMEDEVS : DEI GRACIA : COMES
Lettering (regular font): AMEDEVS : DEI GRACIA : COMES
Unabridged legend: Amedeus Dei Gratia Comes
Translation: Amedeus, by the grace of god, count...
Reverse
Cross of Saint Mauritius confined by four crosslets, contained in a double angled quadrilobe, itself confined by eight ringlets. Circular legend starting at noon.
Script: Latin (uncial)
Lettering: ✠ SABAVDIE : In ITALIA : MARChIO
Lettering (regular font): ✠ SABAVDIE : IN ITALIA : MARCHIO
Unabridged legend: Sabaudiae In Italiae Marchio
Translation: ... of Savoy, and marquis in Italy.
Mints
| ◉ | Bourg, modern-day Bourg-Saint-Maurice, France |
| ★ | Nyon, Switzerland |
| ★⚪ | Avigliana, Italy (1232-1405) |
| ⚔ | Nyon, Switzerland |
| ⚪ | Bourg, modern-day Bourg-Saint-Maurice, France |
| ✶ | Avigliana, Italy (1232-1405) |
| ⦂ | Nyon, Switzerland |
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1391-1416) ◉ | 
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Bourg (ring with pellet) | |||||||||||||
| ND (1391-1416) ★ | Nyon (5-pointed star) | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1391-1416) ★⚪ | Avigliana (star and ring) | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1391-1416) ✶ | Avigliana (6-pointed star) | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1391-1416) ⦂ | Nyon (two rings) | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1391-1416) ⚔ | Nyon (crossed lances) | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1391-1416) ⚪ | Bourg (one ring) | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 95
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Examples of the type
© Museo nazionale svizzero, 100273666
ND (1391-1416) ◉ – Bourg (ring with pellet) • 22.4 mm • 1.97 g • ↑↑ 1h (see more)
ND (1391-1416) ◉ – Bourg (ring with pellet) • 22.4 mm • 1.97 g • ↑↑ 1h (see more)
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