
Spanish gold coin - 1 Escudos - Philip II - Circa 1516 - 1556 - Mounted in 18K gold
Denomination: 1 Escudos Reign: Charles and Joanna Date: Never dated Circa (1516-1556) Mint: Seville, Spain Assayer: “D” – (Square D) Weight: 3.35 gm Grade: NGC - 2139558-006 - MS 61 Mount: 18K gold spinner bezel Description: Charles & Johanna (1516-1556) gold Cob Escudos. Never dated (1516-1556). Obverse: Strong cross side (Jerusalem cross) strike. Most all legend visible. Obverse: Nice clear strike on Hapsburg shield side. Assayer “Square D” visible on left. Mint Mark “S” visible to right. History: The Seville Mint (Spanish: Casa de la Moneda de Sevilla) was one of the seven main mints of Castile authorized to continue after 1497 by the Catholic monarchs, the rest being closed. The earliest coins minted in Seville date back to Roman times, around 15 B.C. Later, the Visigoths minted from the year 621, the Arabs a