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LOT 4215
Spain. Ferdinand V and Isabella AE Coin Weight of Excellente. AD 1585-1620. Middelburg mint. Dies by Isaac Gz Deelen.
Crowned busts of Ferdinand and Isabella facing one another / The Arms of Zeeland with tower above and the initials I and D to either side. Condition as seen.(2.76gr, 15mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Found Yorkshire, UK.
Recorded with the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) with no.YORYM-53D93A.
Footnotes
Withers (1995, p.30-31) explains that coins of these monarchs were issued in large quantities all over Europe and the weights are often more than a century younger than the coins.
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LOT 4215
Spain. Ferdinand V and Isabella AE Coin Weight of Excellente.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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