#i777# Spanish Countermarked 4 maravedis coin of Philip IV, 1655 AD

#i777# 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

draped & cuirassed

- The centaur Chiron walking right

ID# 598h(UK)

REFERENCE: SNG Cop 364

-  Horse prancing left

- Linear pattern within square incuse

ID# 391f (UK)

DN IVSTINVS PP AV

ID#491h (UK)

ID# 240i (UK)

ID#047f (UK)

Justinian's reign marked the birth of a golden age for the Byzantine empire and during his lifetime it would see its greatest influence and the almost complete restoration of the territorial borders of the old Roman empire