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1 Reale - Carlo II 2nd type
| Issuer | Zecca di Cagliari (Cagliari Mint) |
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| Year | 1689-1700 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | CAROLVS II R SPARVM (Translation: Charles II King of Spain) |
| Reverse description | Crowned coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sardinia displayed in the centre of the field, consisting of a quartered shield bearing the cross of Sardinia with the four Moors' heads in each quarter, surmounted by an ornate royal crown. Two crowned rampant lions serve as supporters flanking the shield on either side. The surrounding circular Latin legend INIMICOS EIVS DESTRVIT, meaning 'He destroys his enemies', is accompanied by the date 1696, all within a beaded border. |
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Carlo II of Spain — the last Habsburg king, chronically ill and effectively incapacitated for much of his reign — never set foot in Sardinia, yet the Cagliari mint struck silver in his name for decades under successive viceregal administrations. The island's coinage during this period operated largely on local economic logic, responding to chronic shortages of small silver rather than any directive from Madrid. The 2nd type designation in MIR 88/7 reflects a die modification introduced at some point within the 1689–1700 window, though the precise trigger — whether a viceregal order or simple die failure — is not documented in surviving mint records.