Spain 1627-S R 8 reales
This specimen was lot 1282 in Aureo y Calicó sale 391 (Barcelona, June 2022), where it sold for €900 (about US$1,131 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"1627. Felipe IV. Sevilla. R. 8 reales. Muy buen ejemplar. Ex Áureo 19/12/2006, nº 295. Ex Colección Isabel de Trastámara 25/05/2017, nº 777. Rara y más así. MBC+. (kingdom of Spain, Philip IV, eight reales of 1627, Seville mint. Very nice example, rare thus, choice very fine.)"
This cob type was struck at Seville 1621-62 along with cobs from Toledo, Segovia, Burgos (1651 only), Cuenca (1651 only) and Madrid. Segovia also produced milled eight reales using roller dies during this reign.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27.07 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 27,67 g.
Catalog reference: KM 39.6, AC. 1638 (plate coin), Cayón-6246, Dav-4410.
- 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, 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.
- 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]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Numismática 391, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2022.
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