Castile (1379-90)-S real
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This specimen was lot 1336 in Aureo y Calicó sale 423 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 320 € (about US$414 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Juan I (1379-1390). Seville. Real. Nice. Original luster. Rare obverse legend. EBC [extremely fine]." 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.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.43 g, 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 3,42 g.
Catalog reference: Imperatrix J1:1.12, same example, AB. 539.1 var, Cayón-1443.
- 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, Subasta 423: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.
Link to:
- Castile (1369-79)-B real, Burgos mint
- (1369-79) real, Cuenca mint
- Castile (1369-79)-T real, Toledo mint
- Castile (1379-90) blanca
- Castile (1379-90)-S 1/6 real
- Castile (1379-90)-S 1/2 real, Seville mint
- Castile (1390-1406)-S 1/2 real, Enrique III, Seville mint
- Castile (1390-1406)-S real, Seville mint
- Coins and currency dated 1379