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Carlino - Filippo II
| Issuer | Naples, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1568-1587 |
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| Reference(s) | MB#131, MIR#181/2 |
| Obverse description | Crowned and draped bust of Philip II facing left, rendered in high relief with finely detailed hair and beard in the Renaissance portrait style. The king wears an elaborate crown and a draped mantle secured at the shoulder, with the mint-master initials CR/VP visible in the right field. A circular Latin legend runs along the full periphery, with the date appended at the conclusion of the inscription where present on dated specimens. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Philip II never set foot in Naples, governing it entirely through a succession of viceroys throughout his reign. The carlino itself was a denomination with deep local roots — introduced under Charles I of Anjou in the 13th century, it survived repeated dynastic upheavals to remain a functional unit of Neapolitan silver coinage well into the Spanish period. MIR 181/2 distinguishes this as a specific die variant within a type that saw production across nearly two decades, a span long enough that multiple viceroy administrations would have overseen its striking at the Naples mint.