Live auction - fwo_601746 - SPAIN - PHILIP II OF HABSBURG 4 Reales n.d. Séville
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| Estimate : | 200 € |
| Price : | 470 € |
| Maximum bid : | 500 € |
| End of the sale : | 28 July 2020 19:31:47 |
| bidders : | 4 bidders |
Type : 4 Reales
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Séville
Metal : silver
Diameter : 32 mm
Orientation dies : 8 h.
Weight : 13,59 g.
Rarity : R2
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : [PHILIPPVS DEI GRATIA].
Obverse description : Écu couronné, accosté de S - IIII / 159..
Reverse
Reverse legend : [HISPANIARVM REX].
Reverse description : Écu écartelé de Castille et d'Aragon dans un quadrilobe.
Historical background
SPAIN - PHILIP II OF HABSBURG
(1555-1598)
Philip II (1527-1598) is the son of Charles V and Isabella of Portugal. He succeeded his father who abdicated in his favor in 1555 in the Spanish Netherlands and, in 1556, for Spain and America. He successively married Marie of Portugal (1527-1545), then his cousin Marie Tudor (1516-1558), Queen of England, in 1560 Elisabeth of France (1545-1568) and finally Anne of Austria (1549-1580). He fights against the France of Henri II, then of Henri IV. He supports the Counter-Reformation. He won the victory of Lepanto in 1571. He died in 1598 and his son Philippe succeeded him.
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