Spain 1597-S B 2 escudos

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Áureo y Calicó sale 346, lot 1159

This specimen was lot 1159 in Áureo y Calicó sale 346 (Barcelona, March 2020), where it sold for €1,100 (about US$1,452 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"1597. Felipe II. Sevilla. B. 2 escudos. Fecha perfecta. Rara. MBC+. (kingdom of Spain, Philip II, 1556-98, two escudos of 1597, Seville mint. Perfect date, rare, choice very fine.)"

This type was struck at Seville 1588-97 and also comes undated.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: AC. 856, Fr-169, Cayón-4136.

Source:

  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Publica 346: Colección Manuela Etcheverría, Colección Javier Verdejo Sitges, Barcelona: Áureo y Calicó, 2020.
  • 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.
  • Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, vol. 1, 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.

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