![]() Philipsdaalder 1557, Antwerp. Ø 40 mm, 34,8 g. Delmonte 12; Dav.8625. Obv.: PHilippuS·Dei·Gratia·HISPanae·ANGliae·Z(etc)·REX·DVX·BRABantiae 1557 "Philip by the grace of God King of Spain, England etc., Duke of Brabant"
Rev.: ·DOMINVS·MIC - HI·ADIVTOR·(mm. hand)·
crowned arms between fire irons with flames, St.Andrew's Cross in the background,
underneath a flintstone with flames and the Golden Fleece hand, Antwerp's mintmark
![]() Double Schautaler, n. d. (1586/98), Brabant. Ø 46 mm, 62 g. Delmonte 88; Dav.-. Obv.: +·PHILIPPVS·D:G·HISP·3·REX·DVX·BRA "Philip by the grace of God King of Spain, Duke of Brabant" - crowned bust in armor. Rev.: ·DOMINVS·MI - HI·ADIVTOR· "The Lord is my helper" arms, upper part : Castile & León | Aragón & Sicily in between : Granada (pomegranate) upper center : Portugal lower part : Austria (band) & Old-Burgundy (oblique stripes) | New-Burgundy (fleur-de-lis) & Brabant (lion) lower center : Flanders | Tirol (lion | eagle)
![]() Doppia 1578, Milan. (double ducat) Ø 26 mm, 6,56 g. Crippa 4/A; Friedb.716. Obv.: PHILIppus·REX·HISPANIarum·ETC "Philip King of Spain, etc." crowned head, date below. Rev.: MEDIOL - ANI·DVX "Duke of Milan" arms of Milan under a crown with a palm and a laurel branch.
![]() Obv.: PHILIP·R·ANG·FR·NEAP·PRI·HISPA· "Philip, King of England, France, Naples, Prince of Spain" crowned bust, to the left the monogram IBR (Juan Bautista Rabaschiero) Rev.: POSVIMVS·DEVM·ADIVTOREM·NOSTrum "We have made God our helper" crowned arms, half Spanish, half English (lions and fleur-de-lis interchanged). Compare the English shilling 1554 ![]()
![]() 10 Reali n. d., Cagliari, Sardinia. Ø 41 mm, 28,47 g. Varesi 40; Dav.8366. Obv.: +PHILIPPVS·:REX·ARAGONVM·ET·SARDINIÆ crowned bust, marks C / X A. Rev.: ¤INIMICOS·EIVS·INDVAM·CONFVSIONE "His enemies I shall clothe with shame." (so about David in Psalm 132, 18 and here about the king)
![]() billon Carolus 1562, Dole. Ø 18 mm, 1,05 g. P.A. 5285. Obv.: PHS·D·G·R·HISP·COM·BVRG - crowned bust. Rev.: MON·COMITAtus·BVRGUNDIE - Coat of arms of the County of Burgundy, above the date 156Z.
![]() 1 Real 1598, Barcelona. Ø 20 mm, 3,29 g. Cal.608. :PHILIPPVS·D·G·R·HISPANIAR // BARCI - NO·CI- VITAS - ·1·5·9·8 Probably the only Spanish coin type carrying Philip's II effigy.
Philip and Queen Mary Tudor (1516-1558) ![]() shilling 1554. Ø 30 mm, 5,84 g. North 1967; Seaby 2500. Obv.: Busts of Philip II and Mary facing each other, a crown divides the date on top. PHILIPpus·ET·MARIA·Dei·Gratia·Rex·ANGliae·FRanciae·NEAPolis·PRinceps·HISPaniarum Rev.: Crowned arms (half Spanish, half English), above X - II (worth 12 pence) POSVIMVS·DEVM·ADIVTOREM·NOSTRVM "We have made God our helper"
![]() Bronze cast medal 1555, by Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo. Ø 66,83 mm, 89,41 g. Armand I, p.241, No.2/No.3; Börner 774. Obv.: PHILIPPVS·REX·PRINC·HISP·ÆTatis·Suae·AN·XXVIII "... at the age of 37 years" Half-length armoured bust of Philip right, signature and 1555 at the truncation. Rev.: MARIA·I·REG·ANGL·FRANC·ET·HIB·FIDEI·DEFENSATRIX Half-length bust of Mary to the left, elaborately dressed.
![]() Silver cast medal c. 1555-58 by Jacques Jonghelinck after Jacopo da Trezzo. Ø 35 mm, 35,08 g. Attwood p.89, fig.26; Smolderen p.421, F8. Obv.: ·PHILIP·D·G· - HISP·REX·Z· Bare-headed bust of Philip II to the right, with high collar, order of the Golden Fleece and cuirass. Rev.: MARIA I REG·ANGL·FRA - NC·ET·HIB·Z· Bust of Mary to the left, elaborately dressed with cap, diadem, kerchief, and a jewelled turtleneck gown.
Philip and Elisabeth (Isabella) of Valois
Elisabeth of Valois was originally intended for Prince Don Carlos. In connection with the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis in 1559 (see below) she married Philip II.
![]() Bronze medal n. d. (1559), model by Gianpaolo Poggini. Ø 39 mm. Armand I p.239 no.7. Obv.: ·PHILIPPVS·II·HISPAN·ET·NOVI·ORBIS OCCIDVI REX· - effigy of Philip to the left. Rev.: ·ISABELLA REGINA PHILIPPI·II·HISPAN·REGIS· - effigy of Isabella to the right. Signature on both sides under the busts: ·I·PAVL·POG·F· Philip and Anna of Austria (1549-1580) ![]() Silver medal 1570, model by Jacques Jonghelinck. Ø 39 mm, 21,45 g. on Philip's marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Austria. Smolderen 74; van Loon I p.131,1; Armand I p.240 no.13. Obv.: ·PHILIPPVS HISPANIAR·ET NOVI ORBIS OCCIDVT REX Bare-headed bust of Philip II to the left, with high collar. Rev.: ·ANNA AVSTRIACA·PHILYPPI CATHOL· Draped bust of Anna to the right, with high collar and necklace. Truncation on the shoulder: ÆT·ZI Philip's son Infante Don Carlos
![]() silver cast medal n.d. (1568), model by Pompeo Leoni. Ø 66 mm. Attwood 118; Armand I p.249 no.3; here the piece from Teylers Museum: Obj. TMNK 198 ![]() Obv.: CAROLVS P·F·HISP·PRINCEPS ÆT AN·XII· - Bareheaded bust to the left, in armor and with command staff in the right hand. Signature on the arm section: F.POMP.(1557) Rev.: CONSOCIATIO RERVM DOMINA "Union, mistress of things" A draped figure of Union, with three branches in her right hand and a crown in her left, walks over war trophies at her feet. Compare the medal by Jacopo da Trezzo
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![]() oval uniface medal (1559), model by Pompeo Leoni. 39,7 x 33,6 mm. CAROLVS PHI F ET S ANN XIIII - bust left, aged 14, in armour and mantle. This forms the reverse of a medal depicting Philip II on the obverse (as Toderi/Vannel 125).
on Philip's accession to the throne 1557 in Spain ![]() Silver medal 1557, model by Gianpaolo Poggini. 42,9 mm; 32,55 g. Börner 684; Armand I p.238 n.1; v. Loon I p.8/9 n.2 (there with date 1555). Obv.: ·PHILIPPVS·Dei·Gratia·ET·CARoli·V·AVGusti·PATris·BENIGNITate·HISPaniarum·REX· armored bust to the left, below date 1557 and signature ·I·PAUL·POG·F·. Rev.: ·VT QVIESCAT· - ·ATLAS· "Rest on this Atlas" Atlas supporting the Celestial Globe with stars and zodiac signs. Compare with the statue Farnese Atlas
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Peace of n Cateau-Cambrésis 1559
between Philip II, Heinri II of France and Elisabeth I of England:
England give up Calais, France give up Italy, Spain give up Metz, Toul and Verdun,
Savoy is restituted, Duke Emanuel Philibert of Savoy marries a sister of Heinrich II, Philipp II marries Elisabeth of Valois (see above), daughter of Kg. Heinrich II.
![]() Cast bronze medal 1559, model by Gianpaolo Poggini. Ø 37,5 mm. Attwood 1082; Betts 3 var.; Börner 685; Pax in Nummis 13; v. Loon I, p.28; Armand I p.238 no.5 On the peace of Cateau-Cambrésis 1559 Obv.: ·PHILIPPVS·II·HISPANiarum·ET NOVI ORBIS OCCIDVI REX· "Philipp II., Kinf of Spain and the New western World" At the arm section: I.PAVL.POG.F. Rev.: PACE·TERRA·MARIQue COMPOSITA / MDLIX "Peace to land and water" Pax stands to the right with a cornucopia in his left arm and sets fire to weapons and other war equipment with a torch, the Janus temple closed in the background. Spain comes into possession of the East Indies ![]() Gilded silver medal n. d., model by Gianpaolo Poggini (1518-82). Ø 39 mm. Scher 58; Attwood 1083; Armand I,p.239,no.10; here the piece from Teylers Museum: Obj.TMNK 255 ![]() Obv.: ·PHILIPPVS·II·HISPANiarum·ET NOVI ORBIS OCCIDVI REX "Philip II, king of the Spains and of the New World in the West" Rev.: RELIQVVM DATVRA / INDIA "She will provide the rest / India" A female figure in cuirass holds a globe in both hands and moves to the left towards three Spanish sailing ships. To the right, a group of figures from the New World follow her. They are accompanied by a llama carrying silver ingots. The northern hemisphere has lines of latitude and longitude, the southern hemisphere is left blank.
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Ref. about medals
• Gerard van Loon : Beschryving der Nederlandsche Historipenningen. 1st part (Charles V - Philip II), The Hague 1723 online available. • Alfred Armand : Les Médailleurs Italiens des quinzième et seizième siècles. 3 vol., Paris 1883-87 online available. • Philip Attwood : Italian Medals c.1530-1600 in British Public Collections. 840 p., London 2003. • Lore Börner : Die italienischen Medaillen der Renaissance und des Barock (1450-1750). Berlin 1997. • Stephen K. Scher [Ed.] : The Currency of Fame: Portrait Medals of the Renaissance. NY 1994. |