Spain 1590-S H 2 escudos

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Sedwick Treasure Auction 35, lot 6
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This specimen was lot 6 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 35 (Winter Park, FL, May 2024), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 2 escudos, 1590 date to right, assayer H below mintmark S and denomination II to left, NGC AU details / damaged. Full date to right of nice full shield with clear S-II-H to left (label says assayer D in error), the cross also full but off-center and with peripheral gouge and light scratches, light toning in crevices." The 1590's were a period of transition at the Spanish mints as milling machinery was introduced. This specimen is of the older cob style. Cayón lists only assayer D for 1590.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 6.64 grams.

Catalog reference: Cayón unlisted, Cal-836; Fr-169.

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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
  • 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]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing and Connor Falk, Treasure Auction 35, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2024.

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