Contramarcas privadas de valor en moneda castellana al final del s. XV

Abstract

The Castilian coinage of the XV c. shows sometimes countermarks to mark the value of each circulating coin after a period of disorder in the minting. This practice of cutermarking, express a sort of sophistication of the Castilian market. This article analyse the different forms of countermarks and their meaning in billon, silver and gold coins.

Keywords

• Countermarks
• Money changers
• Castile and León
• Gold
• Silver
• Billon Medieval