Navarre (1194-1234) dinero
This specimen was lot 74605 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $432. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPAIN. Navarre. Dinero, ND (1194-1234). Sancho VII. PCGS AU-55. Obverse: SANCIVS REX, bust left; Reverse: NAVARRE, crescent and star. An engaging design featuring astronomical elements, the details of the portrait and lettering fully defined and imbued with soft luster." This specimen was offered again as lot 49379 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $312. Wikipedia noted,
"Sancho VII (c. 1157–1234), called the Strong, was King of Navarre from 1194 until his death in 1234. He was the son and heir of Sancho VI, whom he followed as the second king to hold the title of King of Navarre. Sancho VII was the first to use the chains of Navarre as his blazon, a symbol that later would become the main one of Navarre, and the last member of the Jiménez dynasty, which had ruled since the 9th century."
This ruler is called Sancho VI in Cayón. Sancho VI ruled 1150-94 and it is possible that he is the actual issuer of this coin.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: billon.
Catalog reference: Cayón-2171.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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