Spain (1454-74)-B 1/2 real
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This specimen was lot 311 in Áureo y Calicó sale 345 (Barcelona, March 2020), where it sold for €110 (about US$145 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Enrique IV (1454-1474). Burgos. Medio real. Escasa. MBC. (kingdom of Castile and Leon, Henry IV, 1454-74, undated half real, Burgos mint. Scarce, very fine.)"
This type was struck also at Cuenca, Segovia, Seville and Toledo. We also note another half real, Cayón-1621, with quartered arms on the reverse. 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.
Specification: silver, this specimen 1,30 g.
Catalog reference: AB. 696, Cayón-1613.
- [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Publica 345: Colección Manuela Etcheverría, Barcelona: Áureo y Calicó, 2020.
- Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, vol. 1, Madrid: Cayón-Jano S.L., 2005.
Link to:
- (1454-74)-M billon cuartillo, Madrid mint
- (1454-74) billon cuartillo, Segovia mint
- Spain (1454-74)-S 1/4 real, Seville mint
- Spain (1454-74) 1/4 real, Coruña mint
- (1454-71) real, Segovia mint
- (1471-74)-B real, Burgos mint
- (1471-74) real, Cuenca mint
- (1454-74)-S medio castellano, Seville mint
- Spain (1454-74)-S castellano Fr-113, Seville mint
- Coins and currency dated 1454