ITALY-Milan 8 Soldi 1535-1556 Charles V. XF+ (lightly deformed!)

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1535-1556, Milan (Duchy), Charles V. Silver 8 Soldi Coin.

Reference: MIR 289/2.
Denomination: 8 Soldi
Mint Period: 1535-1556
Mint Place: Milan (Italy)
Ruler: Emperor Charles V (Charles I of Spain).
Condition: Lightly deformed by a hit in obverse left field, minor deposits, light weakness of strike, otherwise a beautifully toned about XF!
Material: Silver
Diameter: 25mm
Weight: 2.76gm



Obverse: Mitred and nimbate standing figure of Saint Ambrose facing, holding crozier and whip.
Legend: . S . AMBR OSIVS .

Reverse: Crown of the Holy Roman Empire above Pillars of Hercules, which are entwined by banner with inscription (PLVS VLTRA).
Legend: . CAROL - VS . V . IMP .



Plus ultra (English: "further beyond") is a Latin phrase and the national motto of Spain. A reversal of the original phrase non plus ultra ("nothing further beyond"), said to have been inscribed as a warning on the Pillars of Hercules at the Strait of Gibraltar (which marked the edge of the known world in antiquity), it has metaphorical suggestions of taking risks and striving for excellence. Its original version, the personal motto of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, also Duke of Burgundy and King of Spain, was Plus oultre in French. It appears on the columns of the Spanish coat of arms, in reference to the discovery of the New World.



The Duchy of Milan was a state in northern Italy from 1394 to 1797. It was part of the Holy Roman Empire, by then a decentralisedentity, and was ruled by several dynasties, most of them major powers from outside Italy. Although the Duchy's territory varied over the centuries, it generally covered much of Lombardy, including both Milan and Pavia, the traditional centers of the old Kingdom of Italy. Parma was also a part of the Duchy until it was split off into its own Duchy in the 16th century.



Charles V (24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558) was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain (as Charles I) from 1516 to 1556, King of Sicily and Naples from 1516 to 1554, and also Lord of the Netherlands and titular Duke of Burgundy (as Charles II) from 1506 to 1555. He was heir to and then head of the rising House of Habsburg. His dominions in Europe included the Holy Roman Empire, extending from Germany to northern Italy with rule over the Austrian hereditary lands and Burgundian Low Countries, and Spain with its possessions of the southern Italian kingdoms of Sicily, Naples, and Sardinia. In the Americas, he oversaw the continuation of Spanish colonisation and a short-lived German colonisation. The personal union of the European and American territories he ruled was the first collection of realms labelled "the empire on which the sun never sets".

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