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Message:: [QUOTE="satootoko, post: 197927, member: 669"]Early 16th Century coins were typically "roughly minted", as generally they were "hammered", that is a round piece of the copper, silver, or gold alloy (depending on value) was placed on an anvil containing a hardened steel or iron reverse image of the coin, the reverse image of the other side was placed on top, and struck be a hammer. The legends are reasonable to find on a Spanish coin of that era, but the appearance of a Queen who had been dead for 25 years on such a coin would be most unusual as in those days commemorative coins hadn't been thought up, and the portraits on cons were almost invariably those of the reigning monarchs. Spanish coinage of that era is not one of my specialties, and the only reference materials I have only go back to 1601, so I'm not able to give you much more information.  We do have members with a great deal of knowledge about that era, but they don't necessarily read every thread the day it is started.  I'm sure that if you are patient, someone will come along to give you more information, including perhaps the full meaning of the legend on the side with the queen.   As I'm sure you know, there should be a King's name on the side with the partial legend, which means "By the Grace of God, King of Spain, Catholic".[/QUOTE]