Spain 1623-B 8 maravedis

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This eight maravedis was struck 1621-26 at eight mints (Burgos, Cuenca, Granada, Madrid, Segovia, Seville, Toledo and Valladolid) for Philip IV of Spain. Altho made in large quantities by a bankrupt government, the crude strike and later counterstamping mean the few survive in collectible condition. The Segovia issue was milled.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.57 g, copper.

Catalog reference: Cayón-5319, KM 10.1.

Source:

• Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, 2 volumes, Madrid: Cayón-Jano S.L., 2005.
• Calicó, Xavier, Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.

Link to:

• 1622-Seg 8 maravedis
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• 1623-S D escudo
• 1623-S 2 escudos
• 1624-T^O 8 maravedis
• Coins and currency dated 1623
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