fwo_794259 - ITALY - KINGDOM OF NAPLES - PHILIP II OF SPAIN 1/2 Carlino n.d. Messine
70.00 €(Approx. 73.50$ | 58.10£)
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Type : 1/2 Carlino
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Messine
Metal : silver
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 1,31 g.
Edge : lisse
Coments on the condition:
La monnaie est frappée sur un flan irrégulier. Patine tachée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : . PHILIP. REX. ARA. VTRIV.
Obverse description : Tête couronnée à droite de Philippe II.
Reverse
Reverse legend : +SICILIAE. HIERVSA.
Reverse description : Deux couronnes et deux flammes en croix autour d’un globe central.
Commentary
Variété de légende avec VTRIV à l’avers au lieu de VTRI.
Historical background
ITALY - KINGDOM OF NAPLES - PHILIP II OF SPAIN
(25/10/1555-13/09/1598)
Philip II (1527-1598) is the son of Charles V and Isabella of Portugal. In 1555, he succeeded in the Spanish Netherlands to his father who abdicated in his favor 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 supported the Counter-Reformation and won the victory of Lepanto in 1571. He died in 1598 and his son Philippe succeeded him.
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ITALY - KINGDOM OF NAPLES - PHILIP II OF SPAIN 1/2 Carlino n.d. Messine VF
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