Spain, Philip III, cob 2 escudos, Seville, 16??, mintmaster's initial V (1611-15), wt. 6.76gms. (KM.48.3; Fr.189), weak in places but full cross visible, good fine
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Spanish cob coins (1572-1773) (21 coins)
As additional silver deposits were discovered in the colonial territories there was a pressing demand to export it to Spain as quickly as possible.
To do this, starting in the reign of Philip II, the mints produced irregular coinage called cob ...