bclark said:
Nice finds. I enjoy reading your posts, you have always inspired me to keep digging!
Many thanks bclark!
H
steelheadwill said:
Almost Skunked
I'll never believe it....
Love 'the king who wasn't' finds that tell a story are the best
Nice Stuff
Yes Herbie !
The heavy historical explanation, be prepared and have a cup of coffee not to fall asleep ....
The history of King that was never king.......
This coin was made during the War of Spanish Succession, the war was an international conflict over the succession to the throne of Spain after the death of King Charles II, which lasted from 1701 until 1713, but resistance in Catalonia (my area) remained until 1714.
The countries that helped these two candidates were:
Family of Bourbon:
Half of Spain, France and Bavaria.
Family of Habsburg :
Half of Spain, Austria, Britain and Portugal.
He was also a civil war between supporters of the dynastic family of Bourbon and Habsburg dynastic family. Spain tube a civil war between supporters of these two families that the two had different ways of organizing the empire (although none of the two had been born in Spain). Reyes could be legitimate but ..... eventually won the supporters of the Bourbon family, but in my area most people were in favor of the Habsburg that they had always respected their empires local autonomy (federal states) and the Bourbons were far more centralized (centralized state ) ... but later realized the reality of Spain and ended up forming the autonomy which is something like a federal state. This coin was made during this war is the candidate of the opposite family ...... but the loser actually came out ahead because the death of his brother the emperor of Roman Empire (now Austria) and was proclaimed emperor by the name of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor.
These coins are very common to find in my area, but contain a very interesting story.
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