Ardite

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 gr. - Diameter: 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.