Spain 1593-Seg Io 4 reales
This specimen was lot 72219 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $312. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPAIN. Cob 4 Reales, 1593-Io. Segovia Mint. Philip II. PCGS Genuine--Damage, AU Details. This bright Spanish Cob shows crisp detail on its compact flan. The mintmark to the left is softly struck but distinct, while the denomination and final two digits of the date on the right are bold and clear. The reverse shows some flatness but retains well-centered castles and lions. The noted damage takes the form of a few shallow gouges on the lower rim on the obverse. This silver minor is satisfyingly detailed and quite charming overall. From the Pat Johnson Collection." Assayer I (or IO) is listed for 1591-95. While machine struck four reales exist from Segovia from the 1590's, this example is a cob.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.73 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 13.61 g.
Catalog reference: Cayón-3852, Cal-546.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
Link to:
- 1592-S B 4 reales
- 1592-S I 4 reales
- (15)92-F 4 reales, Valladolid mint
- (15)93-Seg real
- 1593-G 2 reales
- 1593-S 4 reales
- 1593-TO C 4 reales
- 1593-S 8 reales
- 1593-S 2 escudos
- 1593-T 2 escudos
- 1593-G 4 escudos
- 1593-S 4 escudos
- 1594-G F 4 reales
- (15)95-Seg IO 4 reales
- Coins and currency dated 1593
- return to Spanish pre-decimal coinage (maravedis, reales and escudos)