Spain 1635-To P 4 reales
This specimen was lot 72239 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $408. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPAIN. Cob 4 Reales, 1635-To P. Toledo Mint. Philip IV. PCGS EF-40. A compact 4 Reales pieces with pleasing detail. The obverse shows a mintmark and a bold assayer to the left of a mostly intact Habsburg shield. The reverse is off-center and shows some weakness, but displays a complete date. The surfaces are nicely toned to a dusty gray. A charming and problem-free Cob minor. From the Pat Johnson Collection." This type is known from Toledo for 1621-35, 1640, 1651-52 and 1655. It is the most common of the eight mints that struck four reales during the reign of Philip IV (Burgos, Cuenca, Valladolid, Madrid, Granada, Segovia, Seville, Toledo). Normally the "o" is above the "T" of the mintmark; on this example, the "o" is between the "T" and the "P".
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.73 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 13.23 g.
Catalog reference: Cayón-6059, KM-35.7; Cal-1217.
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- 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.
- 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 November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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