#k308# Spanish Countermarked 4 maravedis coin of Philip IV, 1655 AD

#k308# Spanish Countermarked 4 maravedis coin of Philip IV, 1655 ADWelcome to cc coins Up for auction is a Spanish Countermarked 4 maravedis coin of Philip IV, 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 to

ID# 311h (UK)

REFERENCE: Sear 1952

VTRUNQ+VIRT+ PROTEGO+17

It was later ruled by the Byzantine Empire and then by the Ottoman Turks

[3] He was a member of the Argead dynasty of Macedonian kings

devouring prey

ID#604h (UK)

He continued a policy of pilfering his own people for his personal benefit and couldn't care less what troubles were brewing outside so long as his own life of luxury was guaranteed

feeding out of patera to right

LIBERALITAS VII COS IIII

-  Forepart of a lion

ID#925g (UK)