Caldas 1641 seiseno

Aureo y Calicó sale 423, lot 1404

This specimen was lot 1404 in Aureo y Calicó sale 423 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 400 € (about US$518 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "1641. Reaper's war. Caldes of Montbui. 1 sisè. Principat. No cauldron. Fine example. Rare, especially in this condition. MBC+ [choice very fine]." During the War of the Pyrenees (ended 1659), the French occupied Catalonia with the collaboration of the locals and struck coins there. This scarce type was struck 1641 only.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper, this specimen 4,32 g.

Catalog reference: AC. 112, Cru.C.G. 4578b, Cayón-6859, KM 31 (listed under Catalonia).

Sources:

• 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.
• ^[1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta 423: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.

Link to:

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