Coin weight - ½ Escudo

Obverse

Crowned shield, quartered at 1 and 4 of Castile, at 2 and 3 of Leon, on the whole of Bourbon.

Comments

This monetary weight, with the Bourbon coat of arms, post-dates the accession of Philip V of Spain to the Spanish crown (1700). The inscription on the right, with Doppia, seems to indicate that this monetary weight was struck in Italy.

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Ce poids monétaire, avec les armes de Bourbon, est postérieur à l’avènement de Philippe V d’Espagne à la couronne d’Espagne (1700). L’inscription du droit, avec Doppia, semble indiquer que ce poids monétaire fut frappé en Italie.

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Numista Rarity index: 97

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