Spain (1497-1504)-Seg P 4 excelentes Fr-125

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from Heritage sale 3097, lot 30376
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This specimen was lot 30376 in Heritage sale 3097 (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $37,200. The catalog description[1] noted,

"Well-Struck and Fully Appreciable Assayer P Quadruple Excelente, Spain: Ferdinand & Isabella (1474-1504) gold 4 Excelentes ND (from 1497) (Aqueduct)-P AU53 NGC, Segovia mint. +FЄRnAnDuS: ЄT: hЄLISABЄT: D: G: RЄX: ЄT: RЄGInA: CA (double-annulet stops), crowned facing busts of Ferdinand and Isabella, aqueduct above, P to right, o over IIII below / SUB: UnBRA: ALARUm: TUARUm: PROTЄGЄ: nOS: DЄ (double-annulet stops), crowned royal shield over nimbate eagle. Among the most coveted denominations minted under the Reyes Católicos, coming to auction with far greater infrequency than the more well-known Doble Excelentes. Admitting comparatively light wear and remarkably little of the usual weakness that plagues the type, the legends retain full legibility. Though Cayón notes assayer P as one of the less rare assayers for this emission, this is the first such example we have encountered, and one of only a small number we have been able to locate coming to auction in recent years. From the Buxton Collection."

This type was struck with assayer "K" after the queen's death in 1504.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: gold; this specimen 13.93 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-125, MEC VI-Unl., Cal-769, ORC-292, Cayón-2958.

Source:

  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, NYINC World Coins Platinum Night Auction 3097, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.

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