Spain (1454-71)-T real
This specimen was lot 1340 in Aureo y Calicó sale 423 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 190 € (about US$246 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Enrique IV (1454-1474). Toledo. Bust real. Light hairlines on obverse. Nice patina. MBC+ [choice very fine]." This type was struck with many variations at Burgos, Cuenca, Palencia, Seville, Toledo, Valladolid and Segovia. Burgos and Seville are the most common. The king's portrait was dropped in favor of his monogram in 1471. Henry was king of Castile and Leon but not of Aragon or Navarre. His niece, Isabella, and Ferdinand of Aragon would unite Spain.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: silver, this specimen 3,31 g.
Catalog reference: Imperatrix E4:9.56 (50), same example, AB. 693.2 var, Cayón-1596.
- 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]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta 423: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.
Link to:
- (1454-74)-M billon cuartillo, Madrid mint
- (1454-74) billon cuartillo, Segovia mint
- Spain (1454-74) 1/4 real Cuenca mint
- Spain (1454-74)-S 1/4 real, Seville mint
- (1454-74)-B half real, Burgos mint
- (1454-71) real, Segovia mint
- (1454-74)-S medio castellano, Seville mint
- Spain (1454-74)-S castellano Fr-113, Seville mint
- (1471-74)-B real, Burgos mint
- (1471-74)-C real, Cuenca mint
- (1471-74)-S real, Seville mint
- (1471-74) half enrique de la silla, Segovia mint
- Coins and currency dated 1454