Modern coin – HCR45755

Obverse

Inscription:

PHIL IIII D G H[ ] ET INDIAR REX

Design:

Lion rampant holding sword aloft in right paw and standing shield in left; initial mark: tower

Reverse

Inscription:

ARCHID AVS [ ]X D TOR Z

Design:

Crowned shield enclosing royal arms, date either side (16 - 25)

Information

Category

Spanish Netherlands coin

Period

Modern

Group

Authority

Tournai: Lordship

Person

Philip IV of Habsburg, king of Spain, king Portugal, king of Sicily, king of Naples, king of Sardinia, duke of Milan, duke of Burgundy, count of Flanders, 1621-1665

Reign

Dating

1625

Mint

Tournai

Denomination

escalin

Metal

silver

Technique

struck

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

4.13

Axis

Diameter (mm)

27.6

Acquisition method

exchange

Acquisition date

21/10/1954

Source

Bodleian Library

Acquisition credit

Acquired by exchange with Bodley duplicates, October 1954.

clipped

Reference

Van Gelder and Hoc, Pay-Bas Bourguignons et Espagnols : 333-9

Contributors to this coin record

jnaylor, cgallacher