Barcelona 1629 trentin
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The specimen shown was lot 138 in Aureo y Calicó sale 232 (Barcelona, Spain, March 2011), where it sold for 1,356 euros (about US$2,237 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
1629. Barcelona. 1 trentí. Estrella y B punzonada sobre estrella. Bonito color. Rara. MBC (Barcelona trentin of 1629, star and "B" punched over the star. Good color, rare, very fine.)
The trentin, a gold coin peculiar to Barcelona, was struck without dates 1598-1621 and with dates 1622-33.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7 g, 0.990 fine gold, 29-30 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Cayón-6711, KM 17.2, Cal-220.
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- 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.
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- [1] Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2011.
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