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2 Reales - Philip V Seville, 2nd type, DEI · G
| Issuer | Royal Mint of Seville (Real Casa de la Moneda de Sevilla) |
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| Year | 1718 |
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| Diameter | 27 mm |
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| Reverse description | A bold cross pattée divides the field into four quarters, each contained within a lobed or scalloped octolobe frame, alternately displaying the castles of Castile and the lions of León. The overall quatrefoil or polylobed border imparts an ornate Gothic character to the design. The date 1718 appears in the upper field above the cross, and the circular legend is distributed around the periphery, separated by floral stops, all within a milled border. |
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| Reverse lettering | ❀ HISPANIARUM ❀ REX ❀ 1718 (Translation: King of the Spains) |
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Philip V spent the first decade of his reign fighting the War of Spanish Succession, and the monetary infrastructure he inherited was in disarray — the Seville mint had been producing debased coinage under the old Habsburgs, and the 1718 "2nd type" issues reflect the gradual Bourbon-era reforms imposed to standardize fineness and bring Spanish silver in line with French monetary expectations. The DEI · G legend variant tracked by Calicó under references 1420 and 1421 represents a die distinction meaningful enough to catalog separately, suggesting the Seville engravers were working from at least two independently cut punches during this transitional period.