Spain 1662(g) N 16 maravedis

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Aureo y Calicó sale 422, lot 2651

This specimen was lot 2651 in Aureo y Calicó sale 422 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 18 € (about US$23 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "1662. Felipe IV. Granada. N. 16 maravedís. MBC+/MBC [very fine or better]." This denomination was struck 1661-64 at Granada, a scarce mint. The mintmark is a pomegranate. The sixteen maravedis which appears here was struck only briefly (1660-64) and then abandoned, most likely due to rejection by the populace. The type is also known from Cuenca, Cordoba, Coruña, Valladolid, Madrid, Seville, Segovia and Burgos.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: copper with a silver wash, this specimen 4,41 g.

Catalog reference: KM 172.4, AC. 462, Cayón-5508 (no dots by value).

Sources:

  • 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 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]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta 422: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.

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