The Abbey of Fruttuaria, founded in 1003 by Guillaume de Volpiano near San Benigno Canavese, held extensive minting privileges granted by the Holy Roman Emperors — a right that most Italian monastic houses lost well before the sixteenth century. That Fruttuaria was still striking gold quadrupla as late as 1581 under Abbot Giovanni Battista di Savoia Racconigi reflects the unusually tenacious jurisdictional autonomy the abbey maintained within Savoyard territory. The CNI records only a single type for this abbot's tenure, suggesting extremely limited production across his brief administration.
The Abbey of Fruttuaria, founded in 1003 by Guillaume de Volpiano near San Benigno Canavese, held extensive minting privileges granted by the Holy Roman Emperors — a right that most Italian monastic houses lost well before the sixteenth century. That Fruttuaria was still striking gold quadrupla as late as 1581 under Abbot Giovanni Battista di Savoia Racconigi reflects the unusually tenacious jurisdictional autonomy the abbey maintained within Savoyard territory. The CNI records only a single type for this abbot's tenure, suggesting extremely limited production across his brief administration.