Spain 1589/8-S D 1/2 real

Aureo y Calicó sale 423, lot 1362

This specimen was lot 1362 in Aureo y Calicó sale 423 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 170 € (about US$220 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "1589/8. Felipe II Seville. 1/2 real. All data is perfect. Rare, this date is known corrected with two digits. MBC- [about very fine]." Cayón lists this type for 1588-98 from Seville (shown here), Valladolid, Madrid and Toledo.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 1.69 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 1,54 g.

Catalog reference: AC. 154.1, Cayón-3420 (assayer B).

Sources:

• 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]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta 423: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.

Link to:

• 1589/8-S real
• 1589-S 4 reales
• 1589-Seg 4 reales "HISPANIARV"
• 1589-Seg 8 reales
• 1589-S 4 escudos
• 1590-S ½ real
• Coins and currency dated 1589
• return to Spanish pre-decimal coinage (maravedis, reales and escudos)