Spain 1607-Seg C 8 reales

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Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 1529

This specimen was lot 1529 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €2,400 (about US$3,121 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"ESPAGNE, Philippe III (1598-1621), AR 8 reales, 1607, Ségovie. Frappé au balancier. D/ Ecu couronné. A g., aqueduc et C. R/ Armes écartelées de Castille et Leon dans un polylobe. Rare. Fin de plaque. La première date de la frappe mécanique. Très Beau à Superbe. (kingdom of Spain, Philip III, 1598-1621, silver eight reales of 1607, Segovia mint, struck on the balance press. Obverse: crowned arms, aqueduct mintmark to left; reverse: quartered arms of Castile and Leon in a polylobe. Rare, a little thin on one side, the first date of mechanical striking. Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

This type was milled 1607-10. Cob eight reales (KM 18) were also struck in Segovia at this time, probably in a different workshop.

Reported Mintage: unknown but scarce.

Specification: 28.10 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 27,71 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-4866, KM 28.1, A.C. 939, Dav-4394.

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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

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