#k234# Spanish Countermarked 8 maravedis coin of Philip IV, 1654 AD UK REFERENCE: Tzamalis 97

REFERENCE: Tzamalis 97

ID# 993k (UK)

PROBVS AVG

REFERENCE: Milne 4937

Reference: SB 497

#k234# Spanish Countermarked 8 maravedis coin of Philip IV, 1654 AD UK REFERENCE: Tzamalis 97Welcome to cc coins Up for auction is a Spanish Countermarked 8 maravedis coin of Philip IV, 1654 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