Spain 1600(v) D 4 reales

from Heritage sale 3064, lot 33813

This specimen was lot 33813 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $552. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Philip III Cob 4 Reales ND (1599-1600)-D AU55 NGC, Valladolid mint, The somewhat marred details of the obverse of this piece--some common of Spanish colonial cobs--should not distract from what is a genuinely gorgeous strike, especially as evinced by the glittering, crisp reverse." Altho this date is off the edge, Cayón reports this type for 1599-1600 along with issues from Segovia, Seville, Toledo, Valencia and Granada.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.73 g, 0.931 fine, this specimen 13.58 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-4725; Calico-309 or 310.

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.
• 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

Link to:

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