{"product_id":"q363-spanish-countermarked-4-maravedis-coin-of-philip-iv-1658-ad","title":"#q363# Spanish Countermarked 4 maravedis coin of Philip IV, 1658 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=\"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;\"\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, 16588 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=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; 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=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; 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=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eIn 1641 a VIII stamp was added to this coin to revalue it to 8 maravedis, this coin was then devalued back\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 following the end of the 80 year war using the monogram stamp PHILIPPVS in 1658 under the authority of the same king (Philip IV).\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\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eID# 363q\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\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eDiameter: 21mm \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=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eMINT: Burgos\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=\"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;\"\u003eOBVERSE; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e1641, PHILIPPVS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\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;\"\u003e- Crowned monogram stamp \u0026amp; date \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003estamp.\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\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eREVERSE; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eREX (1658), VIII\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\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 monogram stamp \u0026amp; value \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003estamp.\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; 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;\"\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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