Spain 1606-Seg 4 maravedis

Aureo y Calicó sale 447, lot 1155

This specimen was lot 1155 in Aureo y Calicó sale 447 (Barcelona, March 2025), where it sold for 35 € (about US$46 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "1606. Felipe III. Segovia. 4 maravedis. Green patina. EBC- [about extremely fine]." This type was milled at Segovia 1604-10 and 1617-20 and is common. At this time, Segovia was the only Spanish mint using the screw press; the products of the other mints were hammered.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.3 g, copper, 18 mm diameter, this specimen 3 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-4296, KM 6.5, AC-261.

Source:

• 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]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Numismatica 447, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2025.
• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.

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