Spain 1594-To C 2 escudos

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Áureo y Calicó sale 391, lot 1254

This specimen was lot 1254 in Aureo y Calicó sale 391 (Barcelona, June 2022), where it sold for €2,000 (about US$2,514 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"1594. Felipe II. Toledo. C. 2 escudos. Escudo entre /C/ y fecha de cuatro dígitos en vertical. Ex Colección Princesa de Éboli, 20/10/2016, nº 306. Rara. MBC+. (kingdom of Spain, Philip II, two escudos of 1594. Shield divides date. Rare, choice very fine.)"

This type was struck at Toledo 1590-97 and undated. None are common but this is a better date.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 6,73 g.

Catalog reference: AC. 871, Tauler 65a (plate coin), Cayón-4130.

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.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • 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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