Spain (1556-90)-S D 4 reales

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from Heritage sale 3098, lot 34374
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Stephen Album sale 43, lot 1390

The first specimen was lot 34374 in Heritage sale 3098 (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $1,440. The catalog description[1] noted, "Spain: Philip II 4 Reales ND (1556-1598)-DD MS62 PCGS, Seville mint, A sharp strike, bearing deeply-engraved devices and luminous fields, graced by marigold toning." The second specimen was lot 1390 in Stephen Album sale 43 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2022), where it sold for $390. The catalog description[2] noted, "SPAIN: Felipe II, 1556-1598, AR 4 reales, Seville, ND, variety with lis between shield and crown // square D, nicely struck with many of the details present, NGC graded AU58." This type was hammered at Segovia, Seville, Toledo, Valencia and Valladolid. Dates were added starting in 1589-90. The assayer's initial "D" appears in different locations; the first example shows them on the third and fourth quarters of the lions and castles side. It also has a lily between the shield and the crown; many lack this feature.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.54 g 0.931 fine silver, the first specimen 13.42 g, the second specimen 13.6 g.

Catalog reference: the first specimen Cayón-3789, Cal-393. The second specimen is Cayón-3786.

Source:

  • 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, Ferrán, Xavier Calicó and Joaquin Trigo, Monedas Españolas desde Felipe II a Isabel II, Años: 1556 a 1868, 5ª edicion, Barcelona: Gráficas Reclam, 1982.
  • [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, NYINC World Coins Signature Auction 3098, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
  • [2]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 43, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.

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