Majorca (1387-95) 1/2 florin Fr-5
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This specimen was lot 75677 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $432. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPAIN. Aragon. 1/2 Florin, ND (1387-95). Mallorca Mint. Juan I. NGC EF-45. An example of the Italian monetary influence in medieval Spain. Readily identifiable, even with some legends partially off-flan." Altho Juan was indeed king of Aragon, this half florin and the accompanying florin (Fr-4/Cayón-2075) were made at Mallorca, the largest of the Balearic Islands. These are the only gold coins of this ruler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.75 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 1.71 g.
Catalog reference: Cayón-2076, Fr-5.
- 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.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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