Colombia (1783-84) 1/4 real

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Stack's Bowers 2024 NYINC sale, lot 51303
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Colonial quarter reales of the "Lions and castles" type are known from the Nuevo Reino (Bogotá) and Popayán mints for 1796-1819 (KM 63 or KM 67). These undated specimens were struck before dates were applied. This specimen was lot 51303 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $5,760. The catalog description[1] noted,

"COLOMBIA. 1/4 Real, ND (ca. 1783-84). Popayan Mint. Charles III. NGC AU-58. Anepigraphic type. Variety with wide castle and lion's tail pointing out. Well-struck on a chunky compact planchet, this minimalistic Cuartillo delivers bold detail and shimmering fields beneath mottled warm-gray toning. Exhibiting a hint of die rust and a minor edge split, this piece is free of any post-mint distractions and serves as a charming exemplar of this SCARCE type. Commonly attributed to Bogota (Santa Fe de Nuevo Reino) due to similarities in the castle punch, Emilio Ortiz instead asserts that this variety with the lion's tail facing out was in fact struck in Popayan during the brief period of 1783-1784. He reaches this determination using a decree by the visitador Juan Antonio Mon y Velarde that permits the mintage of 1/4 Reales in Popayan in order to address shortages. He also notes that the Santa Fe mint ceased production of the denomination during that short time span, which seems to corroborate the claim. For more information see Spanish Colonial and Republican Cuartillos of the New World, appendix D5. From the EMO Collection."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.84 g, 0.896 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Cayón-14976, EMO-695 (Plate coin); KM-4 (as Philippines); Cal-160 (as Santa Fe de Nuevo Reino).

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.
  • Calicó, Xavier, Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
  • Harris, Robert P., Pillars & Portraits, San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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