#k150# Spanish Countermarked 4 maravedis coin of Philip IV, 1655 AD (New Zealand Stock) ID#024g (UK)

ID#024g (UK)

- Wheel between legend

Reference: EH 745

Before dying of illness he managed to marry his son Alexius to a daughter of the King of France in a bid to strengthen the eternally shaky relations with the Western nations

REFERENCE: SNG France 1343

#k150# Spanish Countermarked 4 maravedis coin of Philip IV, 1655 AD (New Zealand Stock) ID#024g (UK)Welcome 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