Castile (1390-1406)-B 1/2 real

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Aureo y Calicó sale 448, lot 112

This specimen was lot 112 in Aureo y Calicó sale 448 (Barcelona, March 2025), where it sold for 1,600 € (about US$2,090 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Enrique III (1390-1406). Burgos. Half real. Obv.: EN crowned. +DOMNVS:MIChI:ADIVTOR. Rev.: Castle, B below. +ENRICVS:DEI:GRACIA:R. Encapsulated. Very rare. EBC- [about extremely fine]. Ex Elariz Collection." Henry III (1379-1406) was king of Castile from 1390 and died in Toledo at the age of 27. His younger brother was Ferdinand I of Aragon (not the one who married Isabella). Cayón lists only the Seville mint for this denomination.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Cayón-unlisted, AB. 587.

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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