Spain (1535-56)-D S escudo
The first specimen was lot 33809 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "Charles and Johanna gold Escudo ND (1516-1556) D-S AU58 NGC, Seville mint. A truly stunning exemplar of the type with bright surfaces chalked with die polish lines and some clear signs of double-striking in the center of the reverse. Some rim damage is to be noted, and expected for this usually rough type, though the present example otherwise far exceeds its nearest counterpart." The second specimen was lot 3 in Sedwick Auction 37 (Winter Park, FL, May 2025), where it sold for $3,360. The catalog description[2] noted, "SPAIN, Seville, gold 1 escudo, Charles-Joanna, assayer Gothic D to left, mintmark S to right, NGC MS 61. Nice full cross and shield with traces of luster, smallish flan with incomplete legends, traces of coppery color in crevices." This issue comes with a star on the left (Cayón-3147), a star on the right (Cayón-3146) or a square "D" (Cayón-3148, shown here, and -3149). Cayón states that this type was restruck in 1599-1602.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.38 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Calico-55, Cal-199, Fr-153, Cayón-3148.
- 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 Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
- 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.
- Krause, Chester L., and Colin R. Bruce II, Standard Catalog of World Coins: Spain, Portugal and the New World, Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2002.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
- [2]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, Treasure Auction 37, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Almenara Collection of Colonial Peruvian Gold Coins, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2025.
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