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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 4999130, member: 110226&quot;]That&#039;s a beautiful late Renaissance gold coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s another &quot;Roman&quot; look of a scudo from the same period:</p><p><br /></p><p>Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, 1556-1598</p><p>AR.Ducato, struck circa 1564-1571</p><p>Philip II of Spain</p><p>Naples Mint</p><p>Obverse: PHILIPPVS REX ARAGON VTRI, bust right of Philip II, behind monogram GR above monogram VP.</p><p>Reverse:&nbsp; HILA / RITAS / VNIVER / SA, within wreath.</p><p>Ref:CNI XX pg.67.578.</p><p>40.5 mm, 2 h.</p><p>29.7 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin was purchased in the early 1980&#039;s from a local coin dealer who specialized in Italian coins, especially Sicilian coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1200238[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>,[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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