La Rioja 1846-RV 4 reales
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This specimen was lot 43091 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $219.60. The catalog description[1] noted, "ARGENTINA. La Rioja. 4 Reales, 1846-RV. La Rioja Mint. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, AU Details." This type was struck in Argentina 1846-50 and is rather scarce. A similar design was used on two reales (KM 15), eight reales (KM 8 and KM 10) and gold eight escudos (KM 9 and KM 11).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13 g, 0.750 fine silver, 33 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-20 (filed under La Rioja).
- Cunietti-Ferrando, Arnaldo José, Monedas de la República Argentina, Asociación Numismática Argentina, Buenos Aires, 1965.
- Ferrari, Jorge N., Amonedación de la Rioja, 1838-1860, Vol. II, Buenos Aires, 1964.
- Janson, Hector Carlos, La Moneda Circulante En El Territorio Argentino, 1767-1998, Buenos Aires, 1998.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.
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