Lot 727
Italian States -- Milan, Filippo, 1707. Dav-1380. 27.75 grams. Archduke Charles, as Charles III, Pretender to the Throne of Spain, 1707-1711. Draped and cuirassed bust right, with elaborately curled hair. Reverse: Crowned Bourbon arms of Spain. A very fine example of this frequently crude issue. Handsome old toning, lightly iridescent on reverse. NGC graded AU-58.
Archduke Charles played a major role in the War of the Spanish Succession, a war that lasted ten years, killed over 400,000 people and accomplished little. After Charles II of Spain died in 1700, there was a conflict to the succession between the Habsburg Charles III and the French Angevin Philip V. Finally, a compromise was reached: Charles got the Holy Roman Empire, and Philip got Spain but had to renounce all claims to the French throne.
Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000.
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