Live auction - fwo_909904 - ITALY - DUCHY OF MILAN - PHILIP II OF SPAIN Demi-Scudo (Mezzo-Scudo) Philippe II 1582 Milan
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| Estimate : | 400 € |
| Price : | 410 € |
| Maximum bid : | 535 € |
| End of the sale : | 09 April 2024 19:44:34 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : Demi-Scudo (Mezzo-Scudo) Philippe II
Date: 1582
Mint name / Town : Milan
Quantity minted : -
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 958 ‰
Diameter : 31,36 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 13,84 g.
Edge : lisse
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie frappée sur un flan plutôt régulier. coup à 11 heures à l’avers. Léger nettoyage. Reliefs plutôt nets
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : PHILIPPVS. REX: HISPANIARVM / 15-82.
Obverse description : Buste à droite de Philippe II, tête nue.
Reverse
Reverse legend : .DVX. MEDIOLANI. ET.C..
Reverse description : Écu à multiples quartiers et sommé d'une couronne coupant la légende en haut.
Historical background
ITALY - DUCHY OF MILAN - PHILIP II OF SPAIN
(1556-09/13/1598)
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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