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4 Reales - Felipe II Segovia
| Issuer | Spain |
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| Year | 1566-1598 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Central quartered royal arms of Spain — featuring castles of Castile, lions of León, the Portuguese escutcheon, and the diagonal bars of Aragon — surmounted by an ornate royal crown. The shield is flanked to the left by the aqueduct mintmark of Segovia and to the right by the denomination mark IIII. The surrounding legend in Latin reads PHILIPPVS D G HISPANIARVM IIII, identifying Philip II as King of the Spains. The design is struck in the characteristic irregular flan of the hammered macuquina (cob) style, with a beaded inner border partially visible around the periphery. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A bold Greek cross divides the field into four quadrants, each set within a quatrefoil (quadrilobe) frame. Alternating castles of Castile and rampant lions of León occupy the quadrants in diagonal pairs. The date 1589 appears at the top of the surrounding legend, with the full inscription ET INDIARVM REX distributed around the periphery, identifying Philip II as King of the Indies. The cross terminals extend to the beaded inner border, and the overall design retains the bold, slightly irregular relief characteristic of Segovian hammered silver coinage. |
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