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Up for auction is a lot of 25 Spanish copper maravedis coins minted between 1471-1904 AD
Coins issued by the following kings:
Henry IV
Ferdinand V
Philip II
Philip IV
Charles III
Ferdinand VII
Alfonso XII
Alfonso XIII
All coins come professionally cleaned and packaged inside 2x2 vinyl coin flips with information inserts.
A number of these coins have been 'countermarked' during the 17th century- During the Spanish 80 year war, the empire suffered from an acute lack of copper due to increased demand for munitions (ie cannons). This crisis was compounded by background inflation (an ongoing concern given the influx of precious metals from the Americas since the 16th century) . In an attempt to address these issues, the government attempted to change the monetary value of currency currently in circulation.