Spain 1618-Seg 8 maravedis

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Aureo y Calicó sale 447, lot 1158
Aureo y Calicó sale 448, lot 176

The first specimen was lot 1158 in Aureo y Calicó sale 447 (Barcelona, March 2025), where it sold for 85 € (about US$111 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "1618. Felipe III. Segovia. 8 maravedis. Small scrape on edge. Nice. EBC [extremely fine]." The second specimen was lot 176 in Aureo y Calicó sale 448 (Barcelona, March 2025), where it sold for 130 € (about US$170 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted, "1618. Felipe III. Segovia. 8 maravedis. Nice. Rare in this condition. EBC+ [choice extremely fine]." This type was milled at Segovia 1604 and 1618-19 and is not common. At this time, Segovia was the only Spanish mint using the screw press; the products of the other mints (Burgos, Coruña, Cuenca, Granada, Madrid, Seville, Toledo, Valladolid) were hammered.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.5 g, copper, 28 mm diameter, the first specimen 6.54 g, the second specimen 5.79 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-4381, KM 9.5, AC-338.

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.
  • [2]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, 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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