2 1/2 Soldi - Victor Amadeus II

Victor Amadeus II issued this coin during one of the most militarily and diplomatically turbulent stretches in Savoyard history. In 1691, Savoy was three years into the Nine Years' War, nominally fighting alongside France against the Grand Alliance — a position Victor Amadeus would dramatically reverse in 1696 when he switched sides, ultimately extracting territorial concessions from both camps. The ducal finances were under serious strain, and billon small change from this period reflects the chronic shortage of good silver that plagued Savoyard minting throughout the conflict.

The MIR CS#872 attribution places this within Cudazzo's Savoy catalog, a reference serious collectors treat as authoritative for this series.