Spain 1630-Seg P 4 reales
This specimen was lot 34211 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $1,170. The catalog description[1] noted,
"SPAIN. 4 Reales, 1630/20-P. Segovia Mint. Philip IV. PCGS MS-61. The only certified example of the date on either the NGC or PCGS population reports. Nicely preserved and attractive, this handsome survivor displays rich slate and medium gray patina and areas of light coloration in the fields. The devices are a bold and well-formed with plenty of remaining luster in the protected areas adding to its pleasing appearance. From the Pat Johnson Collection."
This type was milled at Segovia 1621, 1625-36, 1651 and 1659-60. Toledo also struck four reales cobs in 1630.
Recorded mintage: unknown but a common date for the type.
Specification: 13.73 g, 0.931 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Cayón-6034, KM-98; Cal-1166.
- 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, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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