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Denier - Philippus I
| Issuer | Aragon, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1556-1598 |
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| Diameter | 15 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A patriarchal cross (double-barred cross) occupies the central field, its arms extending nearly to the coin's edge, rendered in bold relief. The Latin legend REX ARAG is distributed around the periphery, identifying the issuer as King of Aragon. The design is typical of Aragonese billon coinage, with the cross serving as a devotional and regal symbol. |
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Philip II of Aragon — the same Philip who launched the Armada, presided over the Dutch Revolt, and managed the flood of American silver that was simultaneously enriching and destabilizing Castile — issued this small billon piece under Aragonese monetary law, which remained deliberately separate from Castilian coinage authority throughout his reign. The Crown of Aragon retained its own mint jurisdictions and fiscal autonomy even as Philip consolidated power elsewhere, and these deniers reflect that structural resistance to centralization.
Cal#904 places this within a well-documented series, though surviving examples in attributable condition are scarcer than the long reign span might suggest.