Barcelona 1551 1/2 croat
This specimen was lot 1232 in Aureo y Calicó sale 391 (Barcelona, June 2022), where it sold for €200 (about US$251 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"1551. Carlos I. Barcelona. 1/2 croat. A nombre de Fernando II. Fecha realizada con punzones de letras. Ex Áureo&Calicó 16/12/2009, nº 162. Rara. MBC. (kingdom of Spain, half croat of 1551, Barcelona mint, struck in the name of Ferdinand II. Date made from letter punches. Rare, very fine.)"
The closest thing listed in Cayón is no. 3192, an undated half croat from Mallorca with a different reverse.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 1,49 g.
Catalog reference: AC. 49 (shown withut date), Cru.V.S. falta, Cru.C.G. falta, AN. 51 pág. 165, nº 5, this example, Badia tipo XVI, as Ferdinand II, Cayón unlisted.
- 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.
- [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Numismática 391, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2022.
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- Barcelona 1598 real Philip II
- Coins and currency dated 1551
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