Spain 1593-To C 4 reales
This specimen was lot 72224 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $480. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPAIN. Cob 4 Reales, 1593-ToC. Toledo Mint. Philip II. PCGS AU-53. Though crudely struck on an irregular planchet, this Spanish Cob is quite well-preserved and displays pleasing detail. On the left of the obverse, the mintmark, assayer, and denomination are decipherable. On the opposite side, the full date appears with great clarity. The reverse has large areas of weak strike, but the central octolobes with castles and lions are well-presented and clear. An attractively original coin with light toning and luster. From the Pat Johnson Collection." Toledo was a prolific mint, striking coins by the hammer until the 1650's. Assayer C is listed for 1592-1613.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.73 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 13.78 g.
Catalog reference: Cayón-3856, Cal-614.
- 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]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.
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