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1/2 Ecu 'Philippe' - Philip II Bust left
| Issuer | Tournai, Lordship of |
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| Year | 1582-1599 |
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| Value | 1/2 Ecu = 9 Stuivers (0.875) |
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| Obverse description | Armored and draped bust of Philip II facing left, rendered in high relief with finely detailed curly hair, short beard, and ruffled collar characteristic of late 16th-century Spanish Habsburg portraiture. The king's effigy occupies the central field, truncated at the shoulder, with the date divided by the mint mark appearing in the lower exergual area. A circular Latin legend runs along the full periphery, separated from the field by a beaded inner border. The die work displays the bold, somewhat uneven strike typical of hammered coinage of this period. |
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| Obverse lettering | PHS · D : G · HISP · Z · REX · D · TORNA · (Translation: Philip, by God`s grace King of the Spaniards and Lord of Tournai) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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