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600 Réis - Afonso VI Countermark '600' over '8 Reales - Felipe IV, Spain'
| Issuer | Portuguese Crown |
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| Year | 1663 |
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| Weight | 23 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the crowned quartered arms of the Spanish Habsburg monarchy from the host coin, a cob-style 8 Reales of Felipe IV, struck in the characteristic irregular flan of hammered macuquer coinage. Prominently applied at the lower centre of the field is the Portuguese countermark struck in 1663 by order of Afonso VI, consisting of the numerals '600' within a cartouche, revaluing the piece to 600 Réis for circulation in Portugal. The underlying design elements of the host coin's shield and cross are partially visible beneath heavy wear consistent with the coin's earlier circulation in Spanish dominions. |
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| Obverse lettering | 600 |
| Reverse description | The reverse of the host 8 Reales cob coin bears the crowned royal monogram 'P' surmounted by the assayer's initial and flanked by the denomination numeral '8', above the quartered shield of Castile and León with the royal legend partially legible around the periphery. The inscription, characteristic of Felipe IV coinage struck at a Spanish colonial or Iberian mint, reads PHILIPVS IIII D G HISPANIARVM REX in fragmentary form around the field, heavily worn and partially off-flan due to the irregular cob flan. The entire reverse field shows the rough, uneven surface typical of macuquer production, with the legend truncated at the flan edge. |
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