Live auction - fwo_709181 - SICILY - KINGDOM OF SICILY - PHILIP II OF SPAIN 1/2 Ducato 1575 Messine
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| Estimate : | 500 € |
| Price : | 440 € |
| Maximum bid : | 510 € |
| End of the sale : | 08 March 2022 19:50:55 |
| bidders : | 4 bidders |
Type : 1/2 Ducato
Date: 1575
Mint name / Town : Messine
Metal : silver
Diameter : 34,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 14,89 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan légèrement irrégulier. Quelques faiblesses de frappe. Belle patine de collection ancienne
Catalogue references :
MIR175/7
Obverse
Obverse legend : PHILIPP. D. G. REX. ARA. VTR..
Obverse description : Buste cuirassé et radié à droite de Philippe II ; GR.
Obverse translation : (Philippe, par la grâce de Dieu).
Reverse
Reverse legend : . SICILIAE (ROSETTE) HIERVSA..
Reverse description : Écu couronné.
Reverse translation : (Roi de Sicile).
Historical background
SICILY - KINGDOM OF SICILY - 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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