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2 Escudos - Felipe IV Segovia, shield not in circle
| Issuer | Casa de la Moneda de Segovia |
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| Year | 1652 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A bold Latin cross with flared arms displayed within a quatrefoil formed by four interlocking arcs, with trefoil ornaments filling each lobe at the angles of the cross. The entire device is set within a plain inner circle. The date 1652 appears in the upper portion of the surrounding legend, and the circular Latin inscription HISPANIARVM REX runs around the full circumference within the milled beaded border. |
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| Edge | Milled |
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Felipe IV's reign saw the Spanish crown in near-continuous fiscal crisis — the Thirty Years' War, the Catalan Revolt, and the ongoing conflict with Portugal had drained Castilian finances to the breaking point by the 1650s. The Segovia mint, powered by its water-driven machinery installed under Felipe II, was one of the few facilities capable of producing machine-struck gold with consistent planchet quality. The "shield not in circle" variety distinguishes this emission from closely related die marriages of the same period, a detail that matters considerably to specialists working through the Calicó typology.