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4 Scudi - Charles Emmanuel II
| Issuer | Savoy, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1642 |
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| Currency | Lira |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Charles Emmanuel II was nine years old when this coin was struck in 1642, with his mother Christine of France holding power as regent. The duchy was navigating a precarious position between French influence — Christine was Louis XIII's sister — and the persistent pressure of Spanish Milan to the south. Real authority during these years resided with Christine and, increasingly, with Cardinal Mazarin's strategic interests in the region.
The four-scudi denomination in gold was a high-value instrument of state finance and diplomatic exchange, not everyday commerce. Survivors in any grade are scarce.