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2 Denari - Victor Amadeus II
| Issuer | Savoy, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1725-1730 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | VIC. AM. D. G. SAR. IE. ET. CY. R. D. SA. ET. MF. P. PE. (Translation: Victor Amadeus, by God`s grace, King of Sardinia, Jerusalem and Cyprus, Duke of Savoy and Monferrato, Prince of Piedmont.) |
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Victor Amadeus II had become King of Sicily in 1713 under the Utrecht settlement, then was forced to swap Sicily for Sardinia in 1720 — a reluctant exchange brokered by the major powers that nonetheless left him a king. These small copper denari were struck during his Sardinian reign, when his treasury was reorganizing coinage across his territories to reflect the new political arrangement. The 2 Denari denomination sat at the very bottom of the monetary ladder, handling the smallest daily transactions in markets and parishes throughout Piedmont.