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⅙ Zecchino - Charles Emmanuel III
| Issuer | Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia (Italian States) |
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| Year | 1730-1755 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a standing figure, likely a regal or saintly personage, rendered in a small but detailed relief consistent with the diminutive flan. The figure appears robed and frontal, occupying the majority of the coin's face. The design is characteristic of the high-fineness Savoyard gold coinage of Charles Emmanuel III, executed in the milled tradition of the Turin Mint. The lettering '1/6' appears as the primary inscription, denoting the denomination. |
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| Mintage | ND (1730-1755) |
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Charles Emmanuel III spent much of his reign in active warfare — the War of Polish Succession, the War of Austrian Succession, and persistent border conflicts with France — and his fractional gold issues reflect a coinage system under constant fiscal strain. The zecchino fractions circulated primarily in commercial contexts where full sequins were too valuable for everyday exchange. At 0.584 g in near-pure gold, the sixth-zecchino sits at the practical lower limit of hand-struck gold coinage; planchet preparation at the Turin mint for these tiny flans was notoriously inconsistent, and centering problems are the rule rather than the exception.