#276# Spanish Countermarked 4 maravedis coin of Philip IV, 1635/1655 AD

#276# Spanish Countermarked 4 maravedis coin of Philip IV, 1635/1655 ADWelcome to cc coins Up for auction is a Spanish Countermarked 4 maravedis coin of Philip IV, 1636 1655 AD 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

CONSTANTI-VS PF AVG

-  Diademed head right

14g MINT: Unknown city in Caria OBVERSE

- Large k between legend and officia

Diameter: 6

NONE -Laureate head of Apollo left

REFERENCE: SNG Copenhagen 263

REFERENCE: RIC 27

holding palladium and scepter

- Burst of Christ facing

feeding serpent rising from altar to right

During the Spanish 80 year war