Spain 1622-S D 8 reales

Stack's Bowers October 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72255

This specimen was lot 72255 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $432. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SPAIN. Cob 8 Reales, 1622-S D. Seville Mint. Philip IV. PCGS EF-40. Fairly irregular with regard to its flan, but nevertheless presenting enough of the digits to determine the date--a key aspect in these crude types." This type is listed for 1622-38 and 1641-63. Similar cobs were struck at Toledo and Madrid.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.47 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 27.55 g.

Catalog reference: KM-39.6; Calico-1631 (type 350), Cayón-6204, Dav-4410.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• 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, Ferrán, Xavier Calicó and Joaquin Trigo, Monedas Españolas desde Felipe II a Isabel II, Años: 1556 a 1868, 5ª edicion, Barcelona: Gráficas Reclam, 1982.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
• Menzel, Sewall, Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins, New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

• 1620-SD D 8 reales
• 1620-S G 8 reales
• 1622-Seg 8 maravedis
• 1622-T^O 4 reales
• Bolivia 1622-P T 8 reales
• Colombia 1622-RN A 8 reales
• Mexico 1622-Mo D 8 reales
• 1622-S 2 escudos
• 1624-S 8 reales
• 1624-Seg R 8 reales
• Coins and currency dated 1622
• retuen to Spanish pre-decimal coinage (maravedis, reales and escudos)