A Ducaton

[BillSnyder]

     Here is a 30.7 gram Phillip II Ducaton (Milan) -




    I hope that I've posted it in the correct section of this board.


My best,
Bill

[Figleaf]

Modified size. If you are unhappy with the size, play with the four numbers 650 in the BBCode, but keep them all the same.


An extraordinary coin. Much better than usual, so that the fine portrait can be appreciated for what it is.

A historically significant coin also. If the Habsburgs had been able to hold on to their Italian possessions, France may have succumbed to them, making England's position untenable and thereby creating a European empire, no less sclerotic than China.

Peter

[bagerap]

Sweet coin Bill.