Spain 1651-MD A real KM-21

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Aureo y Calicó sale 447, lot 1178

This specimen was lot 1178 in Aureo y Calicó sale 447 (Barcelona, March 2025), where it sold for 240 € (about US$314 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "1(651). Felipe IV. ˆ (Madrid). A. 1 real. Fine example. Rare. MBC+ [choice very fine]. Ex Aureo & Calico 07/02/2020, no. 772." This specimen shows the arms of Portugal, which was under Spanish rule until 1640. Altho it shows only part of a "1" in the date, the presence of the initial "A" restricts it to 1651. This design was used at Madrid 1627-28, 1642 and 1651. All are scarce. KM 22.1, also struck in 1651, deleted the escutcheon of Portugal.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.43 g, 0.931 fine silver, 36 mm diameter, this specimen 3.36 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-5765, KM 21, AC-681.

Source:

  • 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]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Numismatica 447, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2025.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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.

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