Spain 1651-Seg I 1/2 real
This specimen was lot 1679 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €260 (about US$362 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ESPAGNE, Philippe IV (1621-1665), AR 1/2 real, 1691 (sic) I (sur B), Ségovie. D/ Monogramme couronné. R/ Armes écartelées de Castille et Leon. Très rare. Très Beau à Superbe. (kingdom of Spain, Philip IV, 1621-65, silver half real of 1691, Segovia mint. Obverse: crowned monogram; reverse: quartered arms of Castile and Leon. Very rare, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
Cayón mentions this error as a bungled 1651. The Segovia mint struck half reales in this style for 1622, 1627, 1631, 1633, 1651-52, 1659 and 1664. The half reales from Granada and Madrid were cobs.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.69 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen is 1,52 g.
Catalog reference: Cayón-5642, A.C. 628.
- 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 Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
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