Spain 1631-S R 4 escudos
This specimen was lot 31074 in Heritage sale 3094 (Chicago, August 2021), where it sold for $6,000. The catalog description[1] noted, "Spain: Philip IV gold Cob 4 Escudos 1631 S-R MS63 NGC, Seville mint. A seemingly quite scarce date for a type that rarely displays the full year on-flan, with this being the first dated specimen we have been able to locate coming to auction for several decades; indeed, NGC has only certified a total of 4 dated examples, with none ranking finer than this piece. Even admitting the minor cracks in the planchet at 9 o'clock, the strike is sound and well-centered with a general paucity of serious friction detectable. From the WTR Collection." This type is listed for 1630-34, 1637, 1639-47 and 1655. All dates are rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.54 grams, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 13.51 g.
Catalog reference: KM 56.2, Cal-1877, Cayón-6723, Oro Macuquino-54.
- 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.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, ANA WFOM World & Ancient Coins Platinum Night Signature Auction #3094, featuring the Cape Coral Collection, the WTR Collection and the Monaco Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
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