Spain 1597-S B 4 escudos
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This specimen was lot 21582 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Las Vegas, August 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPAIN. 4 Escudos, 1597-S B. Seville Mint. Philip II. PCGS AU-53 Gold Shield. Quite RARE with a partially visible date, this piece presents a fairly strong central strike, with elements of the peripheries also observed. Likely deposited not long after it was produced, as little evidence of handling or circulation is noted." This type was struck undated and 1589-97.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.54 g, 0.917 fine gold,this specimen 13.53 g.
Catalog reference: Cayón-4162, Fr-162.
- 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.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2020 ANA Auction: World Coins, featuring the Duke of Lansing Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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