Two maravedis

Modern age

Metal: Copper.

Issuing entity: Spain. Philip II.

Mint: Segovia.

Date: Year 1598.

Obverse:

Castle. Legend: PHILIPPVS D G OMNIVM.

Reverse:

Crowned lion to the left. Legend: HISP[ani]ORVM REX 1598.

Weight: 3.7 gr. - Diameter: 20 mm. - Axes: 12 h.

Described in: Calicó Estivill, F., Calicó Estivill, X., Trigo Real, J., 1994: Spanish coins from Ferdinand and Isabella to Juan Carlos I. Years: 1474 to 1994. Years: 1474 to 1994, Barcelona, p. 192, type 384, no. 770.

Published in: Ramón Sánchez, J.J., Ibáñez Sarrió, C., 2010: "Catálogo. Edad Moderna y contemporánea", in Ramón Sánchez, J.J. (ed.), Monedas. Todas las caras de la Historia. Numismatic collections of the MARQ, Alicante, p. 155.

Monetary Inventory Number: 2111.

MARQ collection. Ancient Numismatic Collection.