Spain 1663-Ca 2 maravedis

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is a two maravedis struck at the end of the reign of Philip IV of Spain. The type is known 1660-64 from Cuenca (shown here), Cordoba, Coruña, Burgos, Valladolid, Trujillo, Seville and Madrid yet is scarcer than the contemporary four and eight maravedis. The mintmark is on the reverse and resembles a "Λ" punched on top of a "C".

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: Cayón-5144, KM 169.3.

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:

• 1662-M R 8 maravedis
• Spain 1662-Seg BR 16 maravedis
• 1663-Seg 16 maravedis
• 1663-M 8 reales
• Coins and currency dated 1889
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