Spain: silver 2-reales of Philip V, 1723-A, Madrid mint, with unknown counterstamp

Inventory #210812-19.

Numista-6841, KM 296.

Spain, 2 reales of Philip V, 1723-A. 

Madrid mint (crowned "M" mintmark). 26 mm, .903 silver.

Obverse: crowned arms.

Reverse: cross with castles and lions in angles, within octolobe.

The coin is heavily worn with an old crease, but has an intriguing small counterstamp of unknown origin on the obverse (shield) side. This mark is an incuse scalloped rectangle with two unknown characters inside. (Perhaps two letters, or a crowned letter? It might be upside-down in my photos.)

Ex-WNC Coins, Asheville, NC, USA, June 2019. Found in a small bulk silver lot along with some other well-worn old Spanish silver that I found intriguing.

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