Barcelona (1336-87) croat

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Aureo y Calicó sale 423, lot 1302

Künker Auction 425, lot 1799

The first specimen was struck for Pedro III, count of Barcelona, who was also king Pedro IV of Aragon, Sardinia, Corsica, Valencia and later king of Mallorca and duke of Athens. He was born in 1319, crowned in 1337 and died in 1387. He was succeeded by Juan I (r. 1387-96), his son by his third wife. Spain would not be united for another century. The reverse reads, "CIVITAS BACKNONA". An almost identical croat (Cay-1835) was issued by his predecessor Pedro II (r. 1276-85). The second specimen was lot 1302 in Aureo y Calicó sale 423 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 380 € (about US$492 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "Pere III (1336-1387). Barcelona. Croat. 6-petalled flower and cross on the dress. Gothic A and U, gothic T on obverse and latin on reverse. Nice patina. Scarce in this condition. EBC- [about extremely fine]." The third specimen was lot 1799 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €1,100 (about US$1,558 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[2] noted,

"EUROPÄISCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · ARAGON Pedro III. (IV.), 1336-1387. Croat o. J., Barcelona. Gekröntes Brustbild l.//Langkreuz, in den Winkeln drei Kugeln - Ring - drei Kugeln - Ring. Außergewöhnlich gut erhaltenes, vorzügliches Exemplar. Exemplar der Slg. de Wit, Auktion Künker 137, Osnabrück 2008, Nr. 3499.. (kingdom of Aragon, Pedro III, 1336-87, undated croat, Barcelona mint. Obverse: crowned bust left; reverse: long cross cantonned with two rings and two groups of three pellets. Unusually well struck extremely fine example.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.38 g, 0.931 fine silver, the second specimen is 3,14 g, the third specimen is 3,23 g.

Catalog reference: Cru.V.S. 405.6 sim, Cru.C.G. 2223c sim, Cayón-1866.

Source:

Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, vol. 1, Madrid: Cayón-Jano S.L., 2005.
^[1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta 423: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.
^[2]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

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