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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bcuda, post: 6713345, member: 105389&quot;][ATTACH=full]1270807[/ATTACH] Looks like it might be a Ducado or Castellano gold coin of Ferninand and Isabella (Reyes Catholicos) of Spain. Yours has the S with two small circles above for the mint mark of Seville Spain. All around Seville were lots of the areas that I metal detected, it is loaded with stuff.</p><p>After doing some more searching it is for sure a Ducat or in Spanish a Ducado from Seville. If you look close on your coin it even has DVCAVS for Ducat I believe. Here is one from Zaragoza with the mint mark C</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1270794[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1270791[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Or it could be this also.</p><p><a href="https://www.icollector.com/Zwolle-Netherlands-ducat-Albert-and-Isabel-1590-1597_i8478844" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.icollector.com/Zwolle-Netherlands-ducat-Albert-and-Isabel-1590-1597_i8478844" rel="nofollow">Zwolle, Netherlands, ducat, Albert and Isabel (1590-1597). (icollector.com)</a></p><p><br /></p><p>More information shows it to be the one I listed above it is a copy of one from Spain with the S mint mark for Seville.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a pic of one just like yours that sold on V coins.</p><p><a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/aegean_numismatics/1/product/spanish_netherlands_philip_ii_155698_ducat/315413/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/aegean_numismatics/1/product/spanish_netherlands_philip_ii_155698_ducat/315413/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">Spanish Netherlands, Philip II 1556-98, Ducat | Ancient Coins (vcoins.com)</a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1270807[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><font size="6">Spanish Netherlands, Philip II 1556-98, Ducat</font></b></p><p><a href="https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/1/A/6/aTo8Z9i3yFb62b2YQko7mN5A47EjqM.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/1/A/6/aTo8Z9i3yFb62b2YQko7mN5A47EjqM.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/1/A/6/aTo8Z9i3yFb62b2YQko7mN5A47EjqM.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><a href="https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/1/A/6/aTo8Z9i3yFb62b2YQko7mN5A47EjqM.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/1/A/6/aTo8Z9i3yFb62b2YQko7mN5A47EjqM.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://www.vcoins.com/images/zoom.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p>3.40g</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;DVCATVS R.P. ZWOL. VALOR FERDI&quot; Facing busts of Ferdinand and Isabella.</p><p><br /></p><p>Crowned and quartered arms &quot;SVB VMARA.ALARVM.TVARIM&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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