Spain 1598-Seg 2 maravedis

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Aureo y Calicó sale 423, lot 1372

This specimen was lot 1372 in Aureo y Calicó sale 423 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 45 € (about US$58 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "1598. Felipe III. Segovia. 2 maravedis. Attractive. MBC+ [choice very fine]." This type was struck 1598-1602 with or without assayer's initial "C". It has a modest catalog value but choice specimens are few. Thirty four maravedis made a real.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 2.9 g, copper with silver wash, 20 mm diameter, this specimen 3,55 g.

Catalog reference: KM 9, AC. 176, J.S. C-31, Cayón-4207.

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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
  • 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 423: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.

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