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1/2 Scudo - Philip III
| Issuer | Naples, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1617 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Armored and draped bust of Philip III facing right, wearing a high ruff collar and gorget, with the hair rendered in fine parallel lines. The effigy is bold and high-relief within a beaded inner circle. The circumferential Latin legend runs around the periphery, with the date 1617 placed in the lower field beneath the bust. The mintmaster initials IC appear in the legend field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Philip III never visited Naples once during his reign, governing the kingdom entirely through a succession of viceroys — in 1617, the Duke of Osuna, Pedro Téllez-Girón, held that post and was busy running an almost entirely independent foreign policy in the Mediterranean, including unsanctioned naval operations against Venice that Madrid struggled to control. The half scudo was a workhorse denomination in this administrative machinery, used heavily in military pay and crown disbursements.
MIR 201 distinguishes several bust varieties for this type, and attribution without careful die comparison can be unreliable.