Record ID: CAM-E2AAC7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A white metal moulded copy of an early Post-Medieval Spanish coin. This coin is copying a silver hammered 8 reales of Philip II of Spain (born 1527, reigned 1556-98) minted in Lima (Peru) between 1577 and 1588. Philip II of Spain was the husband of the British Queen, Mary Tudor (born 1516, reigned 1553-1558, married 1554-1558) who was the daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. Philip II of Spain was also responsible for sending the Spanish Armarda to attack England in 1588. The mint mark is D for Lima. The full inscription would read: obverse: PHILLIPVS D G HISPANIA RVMET rev…
Created on: Thursday 24th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 29th May 2012
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