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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AussieCollector, post: 2861320, member: 81093&quot;]I&#039;ve been on these forums for a while now, but haven&#039;t contributed much. So I thought I&#039;d post something.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although I collect a range of coins, I have a special love for the &#039;Age of Discovery&#039; or &#039;Age of Sail&#039; coins (~1500 to 1850).</p><p><br /></p><p>My most expensive coin from this era is a 2 escudos gold doubloon, which I like to think was &#039;pirate treasure&#039; at some point in time (yeah probably dreaming, but whatever).</p><p><br /></p><p>I obviously had a limited budget and could only afford an entry level 2 escudos coin. I bought this specific coin because of the clear Spanish cross. It weighs 6.71g, and was bought on MA Shops.</p><p><br /></p><p>The shield is pretty bad (like many of these coins), but surprisingly there are a few interesting features which - despite the lack of date - indicate it is very likely to be Philip II or Philip III from Seville (combined with the obverse style), including:</p><p>- the Portuguese shield imposed over the vertical lines of Aragon</p><p>- Granada just under the Portuguese shield</p><p>- the vertical position of the Flanders/Tirol shield in reference to the Austrian flag</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, sorry, the photos don&#039;t really do the coin justice.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyone got some Spanish gold cob coins they can share?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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