Castile (1369-79)-B real

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 46083

This specimen was lot 46083 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $504. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SPAIN. Real, ND (1369-79)-B. Burgos Mint. Henry II. PCGS AU-53 Gold Shield. An attractive example of the type, with decent strike details and gray to tan toning throughout." Cayón states that this coin had a face value of three maravedis at the time of issue. It was struck at Burgos (shown here), Cordoba, Coruña, Cuenca, Seville and Toledo. It was the largest silver coin of the reign.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.43 g, 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 3.41 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-1306.

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.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

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