{"product_id":"i267-spanish-countermarked-4-maravedis-coin-of-philip-iv-1655-ad","title":"#I267# Spanish Countermarked 4 maravedis coin of Philip IV, 1655 AD","description":"\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"ds_div\" style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eWelcome to cc coins \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eUp for auction is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSpanish Countermarked 4 maravedis coin of Philip IV, 1655 AD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" style='font-family: \"Helvetica Neue\", Arial, sans-serif;'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eDuring the Spanish 80 year war, the empire suffered from an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eacute\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIn 1636 a VI (6) stamp was added to this coin in the mint city of Segovia to revalue a previous 2 maravedis coin of Philip II (minted between \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e1580-1591) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003eto 6 maravedis, this was again revalued back to 4 maravedis in 1655 with III stamp.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eID# 269I (UK) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eDiameter: 23mm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eMINT: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSegovia\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOBVERSE; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eVI + 1655\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eValue\/Mint (VI \/S) and date stamp atop castle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eREVERSE; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIIII + 1636\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cspan style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: \"Helvetica Neue\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;'\u003eValue\/Mint (IIII \/?) and date stamp atop lion.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; 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font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#333333\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAll items sold are genuine ancient coins, we do not knowingly deal in reproductions of any sort. I guarantee the authenticity of all coins and artifacts and would be more than happy to offer a full refund if proven otherwise. 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