Help IDing this coin? found in Spain...

[Fatbat]

I found this yesterday on the Costa del Sol in Spain, near Gibraltar, while digging around a popular tourist area with beach bars and sun loungers. Normally I just find Euro coins, old Pesetas and junk jewelry but this is a bit strange.

It's 30mm in diameter. It appears to have XII (or IIX) and VIL (or VLL) stamped on one side and another unidentifiable mark on the other side (possibly a date?). Otherwise it's devoid of all other visible marks. The XII is stamped so hard it's made a dent in the coin (if it is in fact a coin).

Any ideas?







Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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[Diver_Down]

Hard to tell, and I'm no expert, but it looks like a counter-stamped maravedis.

[Mackaydon]

I agree and it appears to be a revalued 8 (VIII is shown) maravedis.
Here's a similar thread: http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php?topic=297615.0

[Fatbat]

I agree and it appears to be a revalued 8 (VIII is shown) maravedis.
Here's a similar thread: http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php?topic=297615.0

Interesting. Yes, I can see a hint of a third "I" now that you mention it. So it was an 8 and then it was made into a 12? Is this a copper coin? It's quite thin. How old would it be?

[Doramas]

Hello. It´s a VIII maravedís of Felipe III or IV, the mint is Ingenio de Segovia. It has 2 countermarks:

· XII maravedís of 1636, Toledo mint.
· VIII maravedís of 1655.

[Silver Searcher]

Hello. It´s a VIII maravedís of Felipe III or IV, the mint is Ingenio de Segovia. It has 2 countermarks:

· XII maravedís of 1636, Toledo mint.
· VIII maravedís of 1655.

Hello Doramas welcome to Treasure Net that's a nice avarter you have, did you find the coin

SS

[Doramas]

Hello Doramas welcome to Treasure Net that's a nice avarter you have, did you find the coin

SS

Thanks for the welcome. I bought the coin of my avatar. I don´t use detectors because I live in a place where there is nothing to find.

[Silver Searcher]

Hello Doramas welcome to Treasure Net that's a nice avarter you have, did you find the coin

SS

Thanks for the welcome. I bought the coin of my avatar. I don´t use detectors because I live in a place where there is nothing to find.

SS

There must be modern Jewelry to find on the beaches

SS

[Mackaydon]

Doromas,
Welcome to Treasure Net !!
What island in the grouping are you on?
Don.......

[Doramas]

Thank you, Mackaydon. I´m from Gran Canaria. Have you been to Canary Islands?

[Mackaydon]

Doramas,
No, can't say that I've ever been there, but I've seen many beautiful pics of the islands and the beaches; especially (on your island) the beaches at Las Palmas and the Playa de Las Canteras. You have miles of beaches that are in front of many tourist hotels; very attractive places for metal detecting-- as "SS" suggested above.
Don....