Castile (1442-54)-B dobla Fr-112
The first specimen was lot 309 in Áureo y Calicó sale 345 (Barcelona, March 2020), where it sold for €1,400 (about US$1,848 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Juan II (1406-1454). Burgos. Dobla de la banda. Preciosa pátina. Muy escasa. EBC-."
The second specimen was lot 23526 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $1,800. The catalog description[2] noted, "SPAIN. Dobla de la Banda, ND (1406-54)-B. Burgos Mint. Juan II. PCGS Genuine--Environmental Damage, AU Details. Variety without heads on shield. This handsome and wholly original looking survivor boasts a strong nicely centered strike on a fully round planchet with minimal doubling. The legends, save for a letters on the reverse where the tops are just over the edge, are intact and complete. Attractive mottled sun set hued patina adds to its pleasing appearance and originality, though the reverse does exhibit areas of minor encrustation accounting for the details designation. Despite its shortcomings, this SCARCE variety seldom appears on the market and is sure to excite many collectors." Juan II was king of Castile and Leon 1406-54 and, being only a year old when crowned, was under a regency for the first part of his reign. This type was struck starting in 1442 at Avila, Burgos, Coruña, Toledo and Seville; the Seville product is the only one that is readily available. The second specimen lacks the lion's heads on the obverse and is rare thus. The dobla de la banda had a face value of 100 maravedis. This ruler also issued an extensive series of silver and billon coins. His successor, Enrique IV, raised the value of the dobla to 300 maravedis.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, the first specimen 4,56 g, the second specimen 4.58 g.
Catalog reference: AB. 615. Fr-112, the first specimen is Cayón-1512. The second specimen is Cayón-1513.
- [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Publica 345: Colección Manuela Etcheverría, Barcelona: Áureo y Calicó, 2020.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, vol. 1, Madrid: Cayón-Jano S.L., 2005.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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