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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;talerman, post: 3265130, member: 89314&quot;]For some reason I did not get notified about all the action on this thread in the last week.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a 1557</p><p><br /></p><p>Austria-Hungary TYROL Ferdinand I, King of Rome (1531-58) - before becoming Emperor&nbsp; Taler of 72 Kreuzer 1557</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]859870[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]859871[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>2 little coins from 1556</p><p><br /></p><p>TRANSYLVANIA&nbsp; Johann II Sigismund&nbsp; ( Johann II Sigismund von Zapolya ruled under the regency of his mother, Isabella, from 1556-59. He used the title King of Hungary even though he only ruled Transylvania, with the rest being controlled by Habsburg Austria)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]859874[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]859875[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Italy MONTALCINO Henri II of France, Protector (1554-59)&nbsp; Parpagliola 1556</p><p><br /></p><p>Siena revolted against&nbsp; Emperor Charles V in 1552 and, after chasing out the Spanish garrison, put itself under the protection of France, who sent a small army under Blaise de Montluc. When the city was forced to capitulate after a siege in 1555, Montluc and his Siena supporters moved to Montalcino.&nbsp; After&nbsp; Henri II withdrew from Italy and gave up almost all his Italian claims under the Treaty of Cateau-Cambresis in 1559, Montalcino had to surrender and was incorporated into the duchy of Tuscany.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]859876[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]859877[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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