Mexico (1556-98)-Mo F real
After the hammered coinage of Charles V, the government's need for fast cash caused the coinage to degenerate to mere cobs such as this one real from the reign of Philip II (1556-98). No coinage of Philip II bear dates; the oldest dated coin from Mexico is from 1607, during the reign of Philip III. Assayer O is also recorded for this type. This specimen was lot 42487 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. Cob Real, ND (1556-98)-Mo F. Mexico City Mint. Philip II. PCGS EF-45. From the Stendebach Collection." Cayón reports the assayer initial over the mintmark (Cay-3479) or under the mintmark (Cay-3478, shown here).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.38 g, 0.931 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Cayón-3478, KM-26; Cal-231.
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- [1]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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