Savona's gold fiorino was struck in direct imitation of the Florentine florin, which by the mid-14th century had become the dominant trade coin of the Mediterranean. The city's right to mint gold was a hard-won privilege, and Savona exercised it intermittently — the roughly half-century span attributed to this type reflects both political instability and Genoa's persistent efforts to suppress rival minting authority in Liguria.
MIR 525 records only six specimens across all die varieties catalogued under CNI III.
Savona's gold fiorino was struck in direct imitation of the Florentine florin, which by the mid-14th century had become the dominant trade coin of the Mediterranean. The city's right to mint gold was a hard-won privilege, and Savona exercised it intermittently — the roughly half-century span attributed to this type reflects both political instability and Genoa's persistent efforts to suppress rival minting authority in Liguria.
MIR 525 records only six specimens across all die varieties catalogued under CNI III.