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1 Grano - Carlo II Palermo mint, large eagle
| Issuer | Kingdom of Sicily |
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| Year | 1698-1701 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | * CAROLVS • II • DEI GRA TIA R C (Translation: Charles II by grace of God) |
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Carlo II of Spain — the last Habsburg ruler of Sicily — was so physically and mentally debilitated by generations of dynastic inbreeding that governance of his territories fell almost entirely to court factions competing for influence over a king who could barely function. The Sicilian copper coinage of his final years was produced under these conditions of administrative near-collapse, with the Palermo mint operating under viceregal authority rather than any meaningful royal direction.
The "large eagle" distinction separating this type from related issues is a die classification established by Spahr, whose work on Spanish-period Sicilian coinage remains the primary reference. Carlo died in 1700 without an heir, triggering the War of Spanish Succession and ending Habsburg rule in Sicily entirely.