Castile (1350-69)-S real
This specimen was lot 1173 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 28 (Winter Park, FL, November 2020), where it sold for $336. The catalog description[1] noted, "Seville, Spain (Castile and Leon), 1 real, Pedro I ("the Cruel," 1350-69), ex-Jones (Plate Coin). Choice AU with full details, light luster, a couple tiny spots of toning on reverse and one small bit of encrustation on obverse. Pedigreed to the Dr. Peter Jones collection, plated on page 2 of his book The First Coins of the Americas (2020)." The obverse legend reads, "DOMINVS MICHI ADIVTOR ET EGO DIS PICIAM INIMICOS MEOS" and the reverse reads, "PETRVS REX CASTELLE E LEGIONIS". This type and the accompanying half real were struck at Burgos, Coruña and Seville.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.43 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 3.46 grams.
Catalog reference: Cayón-1289.
- 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.
- [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 28, featuring the Dr. Peter Jones and John O'Brien collections, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2020.
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