{"product_id":"o226-spanish-countermarked-4-maravedis-coin-of-philip-iv-1636-1655-ad","title":"#o226# Spanish Countermarked 4 maravedis coin of Philip IV, 1636\/1655 AD","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"ds_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eWelcome to cc coins \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eUp for auction is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSpanish Countermarked 4 maravedis coin of Philip IV, 1636-1655 AD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eDuring the Spanish 80 year war, the empire suffered from an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eacute\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIn 1636 a VI stamp was added to this coin to revalue a previous 2 maravedis coin of Philip II to 4 maravedis. In 1655 a IIII (4) stamp was added to this coin to revalue a previous 6 maravedis coin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003eto 4 maravedis.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eID# 226o\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eDiameter: 22mm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eMINT: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px;\"\u003eUNKNOWN\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOBVERSE; VI + 1655\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e- Crowned Value\/Mint (VI\/?) \u0026amp; date stamps atop castle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eREVERSE; IIII +1636\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e- \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eCrowned Value\/Mint (IIII\/?) \u0026amp; date stamps atop lion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eREFERENCE: NONE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eCC Coins and Antiques Purchase Assurance \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; 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I guarantee the authenticity of all coins and artifacts and would be more than happy to offer a full refund if proven otherwise. If you have any questions about this item, please feel free to ask. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eFor this listing, we have a 14 days 'No questions asked' return policy (this policy does not cover the cost of postage)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"CCcoins and Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45705187950675,"sku":null,"price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0038\/9201\/9249\/files\/20260607_164242.jpg?v=1781597927","url":"https:\/\/cccoins.co.nz\/products\/o226-spanish-countermarked-4-maravedis-coin-of-philip-iv-1636-1655-ad","provider":"CCcoins and Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}