Spain 1593-G F 2 reales
This specimen was lot 1870 in Jean Elsen sale 162 (Brussels, June 2025), where it sold for €260 (about US$360 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ESPAGNE, Philippe II (1556-1598), AR 2 reales, 1593, Grenade. D/ Écu couronné entre la date et °/F/II/G. R/ Quadrilobe anglé aux armes de Castille et Leon. (kingdom of Spain, Philip II, 1556-98, silver two reales of 1593, Granada mint. Obverse: crowned arms divide the date; reverse: angled quadrilobe with the arms of Castile and Leon. Very Fine.)"
This type is noted for 1590-98 and undated. Cayón notes the overdates 1593/2 and 1593/1. The Granada mint operated intermittently until 1685.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.77 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 6,70 g.
Catalog reference: Cayón-3674, A.C. 324.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 162: Collection Jacques Druart, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.
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