Barcelona 1599 real
This specimen was lot 732 in Aureo sale 291 (Barcelona, Spain, April 2017), where it sold for €203 (about US$261 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"1599. Felipe II (III). Barcelona. 1 croat. (Badia falta) Anv.: PHI(...)VS D G RR HISPANIARV. Rev.: Roel en 1er y 4º cuartel. -BARCI-NO CI-(VI)TAS- 1 1 5 9 9. Ligera doble acuñación produciendo un curioso doble busto y fecha 11599. Rara así. (MBC+). (Barcelona, Philip II, croat of 1599. Obverse: bust to left; reverse: rings in first and third quarters, pellets in second and fourth quarters. The double strike causes the bust and date to be doubled. Rare thus, very fine or better.)"
The one real was called a croat in Catalonia but was the same coin. This type is recorded in Cayón dated 1595-98 for Philip II and 1599, 1607-10 for Philip III. The two issues are distinguishable only by date.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 3,02 g.
Catalog reference: Cayón-4479, Cru.C.G. 4339, Cal. 425.
- 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.
- Calicó, Ferrán, Xavier Calicó and Joaquin Trigo, Monedas Españolas desde Felipe II a Isabel II, Años: 1556 a 1868, 5ª edicion, Barcelona: Gráficas Reclam, 1982.
- [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Publica 291: Collección Egara, vol. II y Collección Verdaguer, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2017.
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