Spain (1580-95)-To C 2 escudos

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Aureo y Calicó sale 447, lot 1152

This specimen was lot 1152 in Aureo y Calicó sale 447 (Barcelona, March 2025), where it sold for 1,800 € (about US$2,351 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "s/d. Felipe II. Toledo. C. 2 escudos. Light filings on edge. Scarce. MBC [very fine]." This type was struck at the Toledo mint with the escutcheon of Portugal, which was united with Spain 1580-1640. Two escudos were also struck at Burgos, Granada, Valladolid, Cuenca and Seville. The Seville mint started dating its product in 1588, the Toledo mint in 1590.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 6.78 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-4101, AC-875.

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, 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.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Numismatica 447, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2025.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2025.

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