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Live auction - fwo_494308 - SPANISH NETHERLANDS - TOURNAI - PHILIP II OF SPAIN 1/20 Écu 1594 Tournai
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| Estimate : | 150 € |
| Price : | 75 € |
| Maximum bid : | 85 € |
| End of the sale : | 31 July 2018 19:22:54 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : 1/20 Écu
Date: 1594
Mint name / Town : Tournai
Quantity minted : -
Metal : billon
Millesimal fineness : 333 ‰
Diameter : 26,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,23 g.
Rarity : R1
Obverse
Obverse legend : PHS D - G. HIS - Z. REX - D. TORN.
Obverse description : Écu couronné écartelé, au 1 d’Autriche moderne, au 3 de Bourgogne moderne, au 3 de Bourgogne ancien, au 4 de Brabant, sur le tout un écu de Flandre, le tout dans un double polylobe fleuronnée.
Obverse translation : (Philippe, par la grâce de Dieu, roi d’Espagne, seigneur de Tournai).
Reverse
Reverse legend : DOMINVS MIHI. ADIVTOR. 9 (TOUR) 4.
Reverse description : Croix fleuronnée portant en cœur un quadrilobe évidé contenant une fleur.
Reverse translation : (Le Seigneur est mon aide).
Commentary
Ce type monétaire fut frappé à Tournai en 1593, 1594 et 1595. Le chiffre de frappe comprend des doubles patards frappés de 1593 à 1595.
This type of coin was struck in Tournai in 1593, 1594 and 1595. The mintage includes double patards struck from 1593 to 1595
This type of coin was struck in Tournai in 1593, 1594 and 1595. The mintage includes double patards struck from 1593 to 1595
Historical background
SPANISH NETHERLANDS - TOURNAI - 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 supports the Counter-Reformation. He won the victory of Lepanto in 1571, died in 1598 and his son Philippe succeeded him.
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