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Description: | Incomplete copper alloy 4 maravedis of Philip IV (1621-1665) of Spain with crowned shield on obverse, countermarked with a IIII under Philip IV in 1655. The date 1655 is on the edge of the coin, to the right of the crowned shield with a lion rampant. The reverse has another countermark of VI above a border, beyond which is a larger IIII. The coin could originally have been an 8 maravedis of Philip III (1598-1621) of Spain, which would have been presumably revalued as 6 maravedis in 1636 and then again to 4 maravedis in 1655. "The plentiful sixteenth and early seventeenth century Spanish copper coinage underwent repeated revaluations as a result of inflation under Philip IV (1621-1665)" (Besly, 1997, p.40, No.108).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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