*AAH* Bolivia AR 8 Reales Philip IV 1621-1665AD Start Price USD 0.99 Current Price USD 194.50 Time Left - Bid Count 18 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, July 01, 2008 End Time Tuesday, July 08, 2008 Location Ancient Auction House See more about '*AAH* Bolivia AR 8 Reales Philip IV 1621-1665AD ' Description Ancient Auction House presents a GENUINE ANCIENT COIN OF   *AAH* Bolivia AR 8 Reales Philip IV 1621-1665AD *AAH* Bolivia AR 8 Reales Philip IV 1621-1665AD Bolivia AR 8 Reales (composition-0.9310 silver) Philip IV 1621-1665AD Obv: PHILIPVS IIII DEI G. Legend and date around crowned arms Rev: Legend around cross, lions and castle Mint of Potosi, Krause KM#37.2 (F-450$ VF=825$) Philip IV (Felipe IV), (8 April 1605 – 17 September 1665) was King of Spain from 1621 to 1665, sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands and also King of Portugal (as Philip III) until 1640. The eldest son of Philip III and his wife Margarita of Austria, Philip IV was born at Valladolid. He was known as the Planet King, after the Sun, the fourth planet in the astronomy of the time. His reign, after a few years of inconclusive successes, was characterized by political and military decay and adversity. He has been held responsible for the decline of Spain, which was mostly due, however, to organic causes largely beyond the control of any one ruler. Philip certainly possessed more energy, both mental and physical, than his diffident father. His handwritten translation of Francesco Guicciardini's texts on political history still exists, and he was a fine horseman and keen hunter. His artistic taste is shown by his patronage of his court painter Diego Velázquez; his love of letters by his favoring Lope de Vega, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, and other immortal dramatists. He is credited, on fairly probable testimony, with a share in the composition of several comedies. He also commenced the building of the Buen Retiro palace in Madrid, parts of which still remain near the Prado. His good intentions were no avail to governance, however. Feeling himself not yet qualified to rule when he ascended to the throne at age 16, he allowed himself to be guided by the most capable men he could find. His favourite, Olivares, was a far more honest and capable man than his predecessor the Duke of Lerma, and better fitted for the office of chief minister than any Spaniard of the time, perhaps. Philip, however, lacked the confidence to free himself from Olivares's influence once he did come of age. With Olivares's encouragement, he rather busied himself with frivolous amusements. By 1643, when disasters falling on all sides led to the dismissal of the all-powerful minister, Philip had largely lost the power to devote himself to hard work. After a brief struggle with the task of directing the administration of the most extensive and worst-organized multi-national state in Europe, he sank back into indolence and let other favourites govern. His political opinions were those he had inherited from his father and grandfather. He thought it his duty to support the House of Habsburg and the cause of the Roman Catholic Church against the Protestants, to assert his sovereignty over the Dutch, and to extend the dominions of his family. The utter exhaustion of his people in the course of perpetual war, against the Netherlands, France, Portugal, Protestant forces in the Holy Roman Empire and Great Britain, was seen by him with sympathy but he considered it an unavoidable misfortune, since he could not have been expected to renounce his legitimate rights, or to desert what he viewed as the cause of God, the Church and the House of Habsburg. He was idealised by his contemporaries as the model of Baroque kingship. Outwardly he maintained a bearing of rigid solemnity, and was seen to laugh only three times in the course of his entire public life. But, in private, his court was grossly corrupt. Victorian historians prudishly attributed the early death of his eldest son, Baltasar Carlos, to debauchery, encouraged by the gentlemen entrusted by the king with his education. This shocked the king, but its effect soon wore off. Philip IV died broken-hearted in 1665, expressing the pious hope that his surviving son, Carlos, would be more fortunate than himself. /27.8 g.   Ancient Auction House YOUR source to BUY and SELL COINS Why buy and sell coins with Ancient Auction House:  1) Real Time Market value prices. 2) Over 100,000 transactions just on eBay with over 50,000 POSITIVE FEEDBACKS. 3) One to seven ratio of repeat customers!!! 4) Most detailed descriptions of items on the market. 5) Third party authentication certifications.   All coins sold by us can be sent for authentication and certification by a third  party. Here are some well known and respected names in the business we recommend: David R. Sear One of the most respected authorities in the field of ancient coins.  Author of over 10  catalogs and books  related to ancient coins which can be seen at: David R. 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