Ardite Year 1653.

Modern age

Metal: Copper.
Issuing entity: Spain. Philip IV.
Mint: Barcelona.
Date: Year 1653.
Obverse:
Bust in Austrian fashion, left, encircled by the letters A - R.
Reverse:
Coat of arms of Barcelona inscribed in a circle. Legend: BARCINO CIVI 1653.
Weight: 1.22 g - Diameter: 16 mm - 16 mm - 16 mm - 16 mm - 16 mm - 16 mm - 16 mm - 16 mm - 16 mm Axes: 6 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, Barcelona, p. 280, type 182, no. 998a.
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.158.
Monetary Inventory Number: 2170.
MARQ collection. Ancient Numismatic Collection