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Silver Real 'Spanish' - Philip the Handsome
| Issuer | Brabant, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1505 |
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| Weight | 3.43 g |
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| Reverse description | Cross of Jerusalem or similar ornamental cross occupying the central field, with heraldic shields disposed in each quarter, reflecting the dynastic claims of the joint rulers over Castile, León, and the Archduchy of Austria. The design is executed in a hammered Gothic style with irregular flan typical of early sixteenth-century Brabantine coinage. A continuous Latin legend in uncial script encircles the reverse, enumerating the territorial titles of the rulers. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Philip of Castile — known as "the Handsome" — died in September 1506 at twenty-eight, leaving Castile in dynastic chaos and his Burgundian territories in the hands of regents. This real was struck during the single year he held the title King of Castile, a reign so brief that coins bearing his Castilian royal style were produced in Brabant for only a narrow window. The designation "Spanish" real reflects the denomination's deliberate alignment with Castilian monetary standards, part of Philip's effort to harmonize coinage across his inherited Burgundian and Iberian domains.
Surviving examples attributable to the 1505 Antwerp output are catalogued under Witte 627 with notable die variation in the cross quarters.