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Spain, Catholic Monarchs Period, Ferdinand and Isabella, Real, 1474-1504,
Seville Mint
: FERDANDVS : ET : HELISABET : D :
Crowned shield of arms breaking inner beaded circle
+ : REX : ET REGINA : CAST : LEGIO : ARAGON
Bow and arrows within beaded inner circle, S below
Plain edge
27mm, 3.33g, Silver
Mintage: Unknown
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Spain, Philip IV (1621-1655), 8 Maravedis, 1624, Madrid Mint
(Legend off flan)
Crowned shield of Castile, MD to left, VIII to right, VIII countermark
(Legend off flan)
Crowned shield of Leon, MD to left, 1624 to right, 8 countermark
Plain edge, cob-type flan
20mm x 24mm, 7.87g, Copper
Mintage: Unknown
KM 73.5
Ex Daniel Frank Sedwick, Treasure Auction #3, May 2008, Lot 0138
Coin recovered from the wreck of the Spanish galleon "Nuestra Senora
de las Maravillas". The "Maravillas" was carrying more than
5 million pesos in gold, silver, jewelry, precious gems, etc. She was on
her way from Havanna and bound for Cadiz, Spain, when she sank in a
collision with another ship of the fleet, near the Little Bahama Bank on
January 4, 1656. Out of 450 persons aboard, only 45 survived the disaster.
For forty years, the Spaniards worked the wreck and were successful in
salvaging about half the treasure. During the 1860's, shifting sands
buried the remains of the wreck and the Spanish could not relocate her. In
August, 1972, the wreck was rediscovered by Robert Marx. The hand-signed
photo Certificate of Origin accompanies this coin.
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Spain, Charles III (1759-1788), 8 Maravedis, 1785, Segovia Mint
CAROLUS IIII -D G HISP REX / 1785
Bare head of Charles III right, aquaduct | 8 across fields
(No legend)
Wreath enclosing arms of Castile and Leon
Security edge
31mm, 12.08g, Copper
Mintage: Unknown
KM 408.2
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Spain, Charles IV as King, 2 Reales, 1792-M, Madrid Mint, Manuel de Lamas
and Francisco Herrera as Mint Officials
CAROLUS-IIII DEI G 1792
Bare head, armored bust of Charles IV right
HISPANIARUM REX
Crowned arms of Castile and Leon
R / crowned M | 2 / MF. across fields
Security edge
5.87g, 0.8120 Silver, 0.1767oz ASW, 26mm
Mintage: Unknown
KM 430.1
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Spain, Isabel II as Queen, 4 Maravedis, 1847-Ja, Jubia Mint
ISABEL 2A POR LA G DE DIOS Y LA CONST / 1847
Bust of Isabel II right, 4 | M across fields
REINA DE LAS-ESPAΡAS / Ja
Legend surrounding arms of Castile and Leon
Reeded edge
24mm, 5.27g, Copper
Mintage: Unknown
KM 530.2
Consignor grade: Unc.
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