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1 Grano - Filippo II
| Issuer | Sicily, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1556-1598 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | A crowned eagle displayed with wings spread, facing sinister, occupies the central field within a beaded circle. The minter's mark 'PP' (for Pietro del Pozzo) appears beneath the eagle's talons. The peripheral legend, rendered in Latin, reads + PHILIPPVS • D • G • REX • SIC •, identifying Philip II as King of Sicily by the Grace of God. |
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| Obverse lettering | + PHILIPPVS • D • G • REX • SIC • (Translation: Philippus Dei Gratia King of Sicily (PP is the sign for the minter, Pietro del Pozzo)) |
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Philip II inherited Sicily as part of the Spanish Crown's Italian territories in 1556, and the island's copper coinage was administered through the Palermo mint under viceregal authority rather than direct royal oversight. The grano was the workhorse denomination of Sicilian daily commerce, and surviving examples in any condition above heavily corroded are not common — copper of this period circulated relentlessly and was frequently melted during later monetary reforms under the Spanish administration.