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BillSnyder Pillar of the Community 778 Posts	Posted 01/25/2015 12:23 pm A Phillip ducaton of Milan - Bill Report this Post to the Staff

coinworldtv Pillar of the Community Austria 566 Posts	Posted 01/25/2015 1:55 pm A beautiful speciemen. This type is one of my favourite coins of Milan under Spain! Report this Post to the Staff
Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 01/25/2015 4:10 pm Very nice coin and today is the day you can show it in https://goccf.com/t/195985 since we are in the 1581-1590 decade. Report this Post to the Staff
MathieuMa Pillar of the Community France 1591 Posts	Posted 01/26/2015 05:31 am I love that one, thanks for sharing ! Report this Post to the Staff
GERMANICVS Pillar of the Community Germany 1849 Posts	Posted 01/26/2015 05:53 am Very nice coin with a good portrait of Felipe II. I bet he wasn't happy when he received news in his somber palace at El Escorial that his Gran Armada had been decimated. 'The wind blew, and they were scattered'... Report this Post to the Staff
wonghinghi Pillar of the Community Hong Kong 1270 Posts	Posted 01/26/2015 08:38 am Large silver coins were struck well in Germany in that era but not too good (like this one) in Sicily or Italian regions. Is this the norm? Report this Post to the Staff
BillSnyder Pillar of the Community 778 Posts	Posted 06/25/2015 7:28 pm Yes wonghinghi, German coins were much better struck than Spanish and Spanish Imperial in the 1500's. I understand the Segovia Mint got its first coining press in the early 1600's. At that time, Spain made the enormous 50 Reales coin, just to see if it could - (the 50R reverse, shown with an American Peace dollar, for size comparison. Bill Report this Post to the Staff
MathieuMa Pillar of the Community France 1591 Posts	Posted 06/26/2015 04:12 am What about the 100 escudos ? :D http://www.numismaticodigital.com/n...isional.html Report this Post to the Staff
PatAR Valued Member United States 262 Posts	Posted 06/26/2015 10:16 am I believe the 50 reales has a slightly larger modulus, but the 100 escudos certainly has the greater weight. For reasons I don't entirely understand myself, I fancy the 50 reales more than the 100E. :) Report this Post to the Staff
plonker Valued Member United States 462 Posts	Posted 06/27/2015 2:02 pm Here is my 1561 Ecu/daalder from Spanish Netherlands Gelderland depicting Phillip II. Report this Post to the Staff
BillSnyder Pillar of the Community 778 Posts	Posted 06/27/2015 2:15 pm Very nice, plonker. I would like one for my collection. Bill Report this Post to the Staff
MathieuMa Pillar of the Community France 1591 Posts	Posted 06/29/2015 06:52 am Wow, that one is superb !! Congrats ! Report this Post to the Staff
John Paul Valued Member United States 232 Posts	Posted 06/29/2015 10:25 pm What is a "ducation"? Some sort of commemorative coin? Report this Post to the Staff
MathieuMa Pillar of the Community France 1591 Posts	Posted 06/30/2015 04:43 am It's not a medal or a token : it's another name for the silver crown. Here are more informations : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducaton Edited by MathieuMa 06/30/2015 04:44 am Report this Post to the Staff
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