Milan 1579 filippo Dav-8309
This specimen was lot 1874 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €360 (about US$465 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"MAILAND Philipp II. von Spanien, 1554-1598. Scudo 1579. Zwitterprägung mit der Jahreszahl auf Vorder- und Rückseite. RR Kl. Schrötlingsfehler im Feld der Rückseite, sehr schön. (duchy of Milan, Philip II of Spain, 1554-98, scudo of 1579, mule with date on both sides. Planchet flaws on obverse, very fine.)"
Ducatons were issued in the Spanish Netherlands and associated states (including the bishopric of Liège and Franche Comte) during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, where they competed with French écus, German talers and Dutch daalders and ducatons. The type shown here was struck at Milan 1579-88 for Philip II of Spain. The series is plagued by bad planchets and poor strikes, reducing their appeal to collectors. The Spanish issues for Milan ended with the death of Charles II in 1700, when the duchy passed to Austria, which held it until the coming of Napoleon.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Crippa 11/A (R2); Toffanin 308/5, Dav-8309.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
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