SPAIN - PHILIPPE V of Bourbon known as "The Brave 6 September 1724 - 9 July 1746 *PHILIPPUS * V * D*G* Portrait of the King on the right. Below, the date. R/. *HISPANIARUM* REX*. Crowned shield with the arms of Castile and Leon. Below, P*S*J. ? Fr 240 Half-escudo gold 1744 Seville (1.73 g) Traces of scratches barely visible. T.B. Philippe V was born at the Château de Versailles, the youngest son of the Grand Dauphin and Marie Anne de Bavière. He was the grandson of Louis XIV. Expert : Madame Françoise Berthelot-Vinchon Cabinet Jean Vinchon Numismatique