Castile (1390-1406)-B cornado
This specimen was lot 49370 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $125. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPAIN. Kingdom of Castille & Leon. Cornado, ND (1390-1406)-B. Burgos Mint. Enrique III. NGC MS-61. The only example on the NGC population report. From the Kyle Ponterio Collection." This type was struck at Burgos (mintmark "B" or "B" with two stars), Seville (mintmark "S") or Villalon (mintmark "V"). It is shown in Numista as a denier. Henry III (1379-1406) was king of Castile from 1390 and died in Toledo at the age of 27. The most common coin of his reign was a blanca of two cornados (Cayón-1492 thru -1503) which was struck into the reign of his successor Juan II.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, this specimen 0.74 g.
Catalog reference: Cayón-1505, AB-591.
- 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, January 2026 NYINC Showcase Auction, Ancient and World Coins, featuring the Kazmier Wysocki Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
Link to:
- Castile (1379-90)-L cornado Leon mint
- Castile (1379-90) blanca
- Castile (1379-90)-S 1/6 real
- Castile (1379-90)-S 1/2 real, Seville mint
- Castile (1379-90)-S real
- Castile (1390-1406)-B 1/2 real Burgos Mint
- Castile (1390-1406)-S 1/2 real Seville mint
- Castile (1390-1406)-S real Seville mint
- Coins and currency dated 1390