Majorca (1479-1516) diner

Aureo y Calicó sale 423, lot 1324

This specimen was lot 1324 in Aureo y Calicó sale 423 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 81 € (about US$105 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "Ferran II (1479-1516). Majorca. Diner. Fine example. Scarce. MBC+ [choice very fine]." We don't see this coin listed in Cayón, altho it is similar to Cayón-2161 struck for Martin (1396-1410). Local issues for Mallorca dwindled after Ferdinand's death in 1516 but appeared occasionally until the War of the Spanish Succession (1700-15).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper or low grade billon; this specimen 0,61 g.

Catalog reference: Cru.V.S. 1188, Cru.C.G. 3104a, Cayón-unlisted.

Sources:

• 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.
• ^[1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta 423: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.

Link to:

• Majorca (1474-1516) ducat Fr-52
• Majorca (1508-16) real, Ferran II (Ferdinand V of Aragon)
• Coins and currency dated 1479
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