1621-1665 Spain Philip IV Gold Cob 8 Escudos NGC MS64 Investment Quality Example

  1621-1665 Spain Philip IV Gold Cob 8 Escudos NGC MS64 Investment Quality Example. Obverse:Crowned arms. Mintmark and initial at left. Value at right. Legend around. Script: Latin Lettering: PHILIPPVS IIII D G MDMVIII Translation: Philip IV by the grace of God Reverse: Jerusalem cross in quatrefoil. Legend with date around. Script: Latin Lettering: HISPANIARVM REX 1631 Translation: King of Spain Mint:MD Royal Mint of Spain (Real Casa de la Moneda), Madrid, Spain (1591-date) Mintmark of Royal Mint of Spain Philip IV was born in the Royal Palace of Valladolid, and was the eldest son of Philip III and his wife, Margaret of Austria. In 1615, at the age of 10, Philip was married to 13-year-old Elisabeth of France. Although the relationship does not appear to have been close, some have suggested that Olivares, his key minister, later deliberately tried to keep the two apart to maintain his influence, encouraging Philip to take mistresses instead, by whom he is known to have had at least