Unidentified Spanish Netherlands coin [gelöst]

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Any help to identify this coin and assist with adding it to Numista would be greatly appreciated.


The date is 15xx - sadly the coin is worn on the right and I can't make out the other two digits. I think is a Spanish Netherlands coin. The design is quite similar to this ecu - https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces61035.html - except that my coin is copper and much smaller.

Diameter: ~22.5 mm
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 1.75 grams
Obverse: PHS.D.G.HISP.Z.REX.DVX.BRAB
Reverse: DOMINVS.MIHI.ADIVTOR

Thank you for any information you can point me towards!
It seems to be a Brabant duit of Filipe II. These coins are also called gigot and, as far as I could find, they were issued between 1596 and 1598.
Here are a few related links
http://www.duiten.nl/maastricht.html
scroll down to "Bourgondische duit"
http://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/Spanish-Netherlands-Gigot-1596-Antwerpen-Brabant-Duit-Filips-II-Felipe-/391377062004
http://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/Belgique-Brabant-Philippe-II-gigot-1597-Maastricht-118-/231482084038?hash=item35e5684ac6
http://www.ma-shops.com/sesambestcoins/item.php5?id=36398&lang=en
I collect coins and tokens which circulated in Africa from 18th century to 2000. I sell about 7000 illustrated world coins from http://www.avscoins.com.
PHS D G HISP R z DUX BRAB
Philippus dei gratia Hispaniae (etc) rex dux Brabantiae
The symbol 'Z' means etcetera and has a long history
Scroll down to find another :
http://www.bonatiele.nl/FDETNL1/frames-midden-nieuwetijdmunten16deeeuw.html
Non est totum quod splendet ut aurum
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Thank you Andrey - that is very helpful. The coin in the ma-shops link is an eye-opener. I would not have graded a coin like this as VF, given that just like mine some of the major legends have blurred and corroded away. I was going to call mine Good. I understand that older coins have to be graded based on their starting condition, which was always cruder than with modern computer engraved dies, but surely the same basic criteria should still apply (if the legends are wearing away it is G).

PetrusAscanus, that note about the etc Z is a good one to know - thanks.

I will work on adding this coin into the catalog here.
Jesse,
The coin on MA-Shops is obviously overgraded, don't take it as a criterion for grading.
Andrey
I collect coins and tokens which circulated in Africa from 18th century to 2000. I sell about 7000 illustrated world coins from http://www.avscoins.com.

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