White Obol - Amedeus VIII
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Features
| Issuer |
County of Savoy
(Savoy (France), French States)
 |
|---|---|
| Count |
Amadeus VIII the Peaceful (1391-1416)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1398-1416 |
| Value | 1 Obol (1⁄480) |
| Currency | Livre |
| Composition | Bilon |
| Weight | 0.66 g |
| Diameter | 16 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły (nieregularny) |
| Technique | Młotkowana |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 243853 |
| References | Biaggi# 137 p.224 Elio Biaggi; 1992. Monete e zecche medievali italiane: dal sec. VIII al sec. XV. Montenegro (Edizioni Numismatiche di Eupremio Montenegro), Turin, Italy. Jean Duplessy. Les monnaies françaises féodales. Maison Platt, Paris, France (2 volumes). |
Obverse
(en) Shield of Savoy in a quadrilobe.
Script: łacina (uncjalna)
Lettering: ✠ AMEDEVS COMES
Lettering (regular font): ✠ AMEDEVS COMES
Reverse
(en) Cross with crosses in angles.
Script: łacina (uncjalna)
Lettering: ✠ DE : SABAVDIE
Lettering (regular font): ✠ DE : SABAVDIE
Mints
| des lances croisées | Chambéry, Francja |
| deux anneaux superposés | Nyon, Switzerland |
| éperon | Avigliana, Italy (1232-1405) |
| un croissant | Nyon, Switzerland |
Comments
(fr) Amédée VIII monte sur le trône comtal en 1391, sous la régence de sa mère jusqu'à l'année 1398. Dans son monnayage on distingue trois périodes bien différentes : régence (1391-1398) ; comte (1398-1416) ; duc (1416-1434).
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1398-1416) | |||||||||||||||
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