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Gold Rider - Charles III
| Issuer | Duchy of Savoy |
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| Year | 1504-1553 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Duke Charles III of Savoy is depicted as an armored equestrian figure, crowned, galloping to the right on a prancing horse rendered in high relief. The duke holds the reins in his left hand while his robes flow dramatically behind him, conveying the martial authority of the sovereign. A circular Latin legend surrounds the central equestrian device, running along the coin's periphery within the hammered, irregular flan. The composition closely follows the tradition of the medieval gold rider type, emphasizing the ducal dignity through the mounted effigy. The field is plain, with the entire design struck in the characteristic bold relief of early sixteenth-century Savoyard hammered coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | CAROLVS DVX` SABAVDIE` II (Translation: Charles II, Duke of Savoy.) |
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