Quote: "eitan190"I would say 1660.
Thanks
In what category and/or country on the Numista data base should I put it?.
have just found the following comment from someone on the coin community Family web site:
These coins are Spanish countermarked (resello) coins. From 2 to 4 maravedis coins that were countermarked IIII, VI, VIII, 8, XII. (pictures are not clear of the sizes and so are the stamps)
These are also called calderillas (loose change). When the economy was bad because of so many wars during that century, the King would use small value coins and stamp it with higher value. These coins are not expensive, unless you can see the year and mintmark of the original (host) coin and the counterstamps are clear and complete with year, crown and mintmarks. Imagine your 1 cent will be stamped with a value of 1 dollar.
These coins are not popular as they look ugly and overused. I am one of the few who collects them.
They also call these pirate coin which I think is wrong as the pirates don't like these coins of low metal value