Live auction - fwo_795691 - ITALY - EMILIA - PARMA - ALEXANDER FARNESE Cavallotto n.d. Parme
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| Estimate : | 120 € |
| Price : | 72 € |
| Maximum bid : | 130 € |
| End of the sale : | 24 January 2023 20:06:55 |
| bidders : | 3 bidders |
Type : Cavallotto
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Parme
Metal : billon
Diameter : 22 mm
Orientation dies : 5 h.
Weight : 2,21 g.
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ALEX. F. PAR. PLA. DVX. III..
Obverse description : Buste à droite d’Alexandre Farnèse.
Reverse
Reverse legend : INTER LILIA PARMA.
Reverse description : Louve à gauche devant trois lis naturel, au-dessous LS.
Historical background
ITALY - EMILIA - PARMA - ALEXANDER FARNESE
(1586-1592)
He was born in 1545 in Rome from the union of Octave Farnese and Margaret of Austria (daughter of Emperor Charles V). He was brought up at the court of his uncle, King Philip II of Spain. In 1565 he married Marie de Portogallo. In 1578 he became governor of the Netherlands. Ardent defender of the Catholics, he opposed the troops of Henri IV in 1590 and 1591. He died in Arras in 1592.
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