Shipwreck Pirate Spanish Four-Maravedis/Cob coin, circa 1620-1650?Ref. 63MY

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Shipwreck Pirate Spanish Four-Maravedis/Cob coin, circa 1620-1650? Ref. 63MY

On offer is this unusual Spanish 'Pirate' copper coin recovered from a shipwreck. But, I confess that I cannot accurately date it as I can find no clear marks. This Spanish coin, a Maravidas, would, ( I think), have been from the reign of Philip IV of Spain, also known as Philip the Great, or Filipe IV.
This is a 'hammered' coin, which would likely have been produced either in Spain or in one of the 'New Colonies' in the Americas.These copper Maravedi were first struck in Seville, Spain, and were for the use for payment of smaller transactions in the colonies. The 'hammered' coin was produced by heating a piece of bronze, copper, silver or gold to soften it and then hammering it between two 'dies'. Each die was of iron and had the design carved into it. This was a rather primitive method of producing coins but it was used for hundreds of years in Europe. Many of these coins were minted during the reign of Philip II and over-stamped (and upgraded to a higher denomination) by Philip IV. The coin above could possibly have been one of these over-stamped coins, hence the lack of accurate detail left.

The coin is a distorted circle and measures roughly 24 mm in diameter with a weight of 2.04 grams. Even though it has been in the sea for a few hundred years, it remains an interesting piece of ancient history.

This is a genuine antique. Please remember the classification of an 'antique' is that it should be 100 years old, OR MORE. There are many articles being offered as 'antiques' when, clearly, they are not.

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