Spain 1598-G M 4 reales

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale, lot 24885

This specimen was lot 24885 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $660. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SPAIN. 4 Reales, 1598-M. Granada Mint. Philip II (1556-98). NGC EF-45. VERY RARE. Bold 4 digit date, full shield and cross, toned and attractive." Altho this date is unlisted, Cayón reports this type for 1590-97 along with issues from Segovia, Seville, Toledo, Valencia and Valladolid.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.73 g, 0.931 fine, this specimen 13.42 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-unlisted; cf.Cal-Type 198. Date unlisted in Calicó.

Sources:

• 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]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

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