Spain 1592-S B 4 reales

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Áureo y Calicó sale 391, lot 1246

This specimen was lot 1246 in Aureo y Calicó sale 391 (Barcelona, June 2022), where it sold for €190 (about US$239 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"1592. Felipe II. (Sevilla). B. 4 reales. Bonita pátina. Rara. MBC-/MBC. (kingdom of Spain, Philip II, four reales of 1592, Seville mint. Nice toning, rare, about very fine.)"

This type is listed for Seville for 1587-98 and undated. Seville was a prolific mint, striking four reales by the hammer until 1651, after which there is a gap until 1689. Assayer B appears on four reales of 1591-1613.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a common date.

Specification: 13.73 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 13,60 g.

Catalog reference: AC. 587, Cayón-3839.

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.
  • 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]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Numismática 391, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2022.

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