Spain 1590-Seg Io 8 reales

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Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 52608
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This specimen was lot 52608 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $1,320. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPAIN. Cob 8 Reales, 1590-i/M. Segovia Mint. Philip II. NGC AU-55. A fairly RARE type from later in the reign of Philip II, this lightly handled survivor retains a good deal of central detail, with pleasing overall gunmetal gray tone. A fairly typical flan split is noted merely for completeness." It was offered again as lot 42644 in Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, where it sold for $1,050. Cayón notes that this cob type was struck at the "casa vieja" (old mint) in 1589 (Cayón-3999), 1593 (Cayón-4034), 1597 (Cayón-4054/4055) and undated (Cayón-3940). The new mint in Segovia was striking milled coinage, the first in Spain.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.46 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 27.22 g.

Catalog reference: Cal-679.1, Cayón-4013, Dav-8477.

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.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
  • 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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