PHILIP V (1700-1746). 8 Shields. (Au. 26.85g/36mm). 1712. Sevilla M. (Cal-2019-2281). Cross type. Mint, assayer and value on reverse. Good Very Fine. Coinage vains. Limited.
Until 1728, the date on which the first busts appeared, those known as the cross type became the most iconic gold pieces of the reign of Philip V, although this design did not represent a novelty in Spanish numismatics. Cuenca, Valencia, Segovia, Madrid and Seville are the peninsular mints where these pieces are minted, showing us a good number of variants and nuances that make their collecting very interesting. In the case of the Sevillian, and unlike other mints that omit this information, it shows both the value and the assayer and the mint on the reverse, right in the gaps left by the multi-lobed frame of the enhanced cross (precisely the arrangement and the order of S, M and 8 is what gives rise to different variants). The offset of the coinage as well as the absence of the fleece link in the first coinages are other characteristics of these pieces.
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