Spain (15)93-Seg Io real
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This specimen was lot 73355 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2025), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPAIN. Cob Real, 1593-Io. Segovia Mint. Philip II. PCGS VF-35. From the Richard August Collection." Assayer I (or IO) is listed for 1591-95. While machine struck coins exist from Segovia from the 1590's, this example is a cob.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.38 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 3.59 g.
Catalog reference: Cayón-3546, Cal-249.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, October 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Decimal Minors and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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