Live auction - fwo_795651 - SICILY - KINGDOM OF SICILY - PHILIP II OF SPAIN 4 Tari 1558 Messine
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| Estimate : | 300 € |
| Price : | 280 € |
| Maximum bid : | 280 € |
| End of the sale : | 24 January 2023 20:07:55 |
| bidders : | 3 bidders |
Type : 4 Tari
Date: 1558
Mint name / Town : Messine
Quantity minted : -
Metal : silver
Diameter : 32 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 11,64 g.
Edge : lisse
Rarity : R1
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : PHILI-PPV-SX DX GX, (PONCTUATION PAR SAUTOIR).
Obverse description : Buste cuirassé à droite de Philippe II coupant la légende en haut.
Obverse translation : (Philippe, par la grâce de Dieu).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + REXX SICILIAEX 1558X, (PONCTUATION PAR SAUTOIR).
Reverse description : Aigle éployée couronnée, la tête à gauche, accostée d'un T* et d'un P.
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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