Castile (1379-90)-S 1/2 real

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Aureo y Calicó sale 448, lot 108

This specimen was lot 108 in Aureo y Calicó sale 448 (Barcelona, March 2025), where it sold for 420 € (about US$529 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Juan I (1379-1390). Seville. Half real. Obv.: IOhN crowned. +DOMINVS:MIChI:ADIVTO. Rev.: Castle, dots in the angles, S below. +IOhANIS:REX:CASTELL. Encapsulated. Nice. Scarce. EBC [extremely fine]. Ex Elariz Collection." Juan I was king of Castile and Leon 1379-90. He died at the age of 32 after falling from his horse. His attempt to conquer Portugal in 1383-85 was an ignominious failure. He issued reales, half reales and cornados in silver and blancas and half blancas in billon. This type is also known from Burgos.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 3.27 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-1445, AB. 542.

Source:

  • 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]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2025.

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