Aragon 1610-CA 8 reales

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CNG Triton XXVIII, lot 983

This specimen was lot 983 in CNG Triton XXVIII (New York, January 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPAIN, Kingdom. Felipe III (II of Aragon) el Piadoso. 1598-1621. AR 8 Reales. Zaragoza mint. Dated 1610 CA. Crowned coat-of-arms; VIII (mark of value) to right / Coat-of-arms surmounted by cross. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 6917303-013, graded XF 45. Extremely rare. An unrecorded date for the series. Top Pop. From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection." The SCWC lists only 1611 for this rare type. The Zaragoza mint seems to have operated only intermittently and closed permanently in 1680.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 39 mm diameter, 28.10 g, 11 h axis.

Catalog reference: Cayón-unlisted, Dav-4399, Calicó y Trigo – (but cf. 203-4 for 1611 date); ME – (cf. 4891-2 for same); KM 18.1 or 18.2 (unlisted date).

Source:

  • Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, 2 volumes, Madrid: Cayón-Jano S.L., 2005.
  • Calicó, Xavier, Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
  • [1]Gasvoda, Michael, Victor England, Eric McFadden, Dave Michaels, Bill Dalzell and Lance Hickman, Triton XXVIII, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, LLC, 2024.

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