£4,000 - £6,000
Jacopo Nizzola da Trezzo (Italian, c.1515-1589)
Philip II, King of Spain and of England, complimentary medal
1555
Cast bronze
Half-length bust of Philip II, left, in armour, with badge of the Golden Fleece, mantle around his shoulders, + PHILIPPVS AVSTR CAROLI V CAES F PRINC HISP ET ANGL R, rev., Virtue, as a draped female statue stands in a small pool, on her head a vase overflowing with water from two animal heads, around, a group of figures collect the water and drink it, VIRTVS, in ex, NVNQ DEFICIT, beaded border to both sides, 79.5mm (MI 75/26).
An excellent cast, good very fine with pleasant brown patina, pierced twice above head (by R and I of CAROLI), extremely rare.
The medal is one of very few which refers explicitly to his regal English position as husband of Queen Mary who was daughter of King Henry VIII.
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