Spain 1618-T 8 maravedis KM-L3

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Stack's Bowers September 2025 Collectors Choice Online Auction, lot 74138
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This specimen was lot 74138 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $600. The catalog description[1] noted, "ALGERIA. Oran. 8 Maravedis, 1618-T. Toledo Mint. Philip III. PCGS VF-20. Spanish Occupation issue. Ex: Byron Johnson Collection." The Spanish conquered and held Oran 1509-1708 and 1732-92. It was occupied by the French 1831-1962. This rare type was accompanied by two maravedis (Cayón-4239) and four maravedis (Cayón-4311).

Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.

Specification: 6.58 g, copper.

Catalog reference: Cayón-4384, KM-L3; Cal-350.

Source:

  • Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, vol. 1, 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.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, including Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection and Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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