Spain 1662-M R 8 maravedis

Sedwick internet sale 2, lot 532

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen shown was lot 532 in Sedwick internet sale 2 (Winter Park, FL, June 2012), where it sold for $___. The catalog description noted, "Trujillo, Spain, copper 8 maravedis, Philip IV, 1662M. Bold strike enhanced by light tan sediment on fields, off-center reverse, AXF overall." This type was issued from Trujillo, Toledo, Valladolid and Cuenca 1661-64. The cataloguer placed this coin from Trujillo from the presence of a ligatured "TR" at the base of the shield. The 16 maravedis was silvered; we can't tell if this specimen ever had a silver coating.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper, this specimen 2.2 grams.

Catalog reference: Cayón-5432, KM-165; CT-1640.

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 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.

Link to:

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• 1661-MD Y 8 maravedis
• 1662 4 maravedis, La Coruña mint
• 1662 8 maravedis, La Coruña mint
• 1662 8 maravedis, Granada mint
• 1662-B R 16 maravedis
• 1662 16 maravedis, Granada mint
• 1662-Seg BR 16 maravedis
• 1662 16 maravedis, Valladolid mint
• 1663-Ca 2 maravedis
• 1663-M Y 2 maravedis
• 1663-B R 4 maravedis
• 1663-Seg BR 4 maravedis
• 1663-TR^O M 4 maravedis
• 1663 8 maravedis, La Coruña mint
• 1663-M S 8 maravedis
• 1664-M Y 8 maravedis
• 1664-Seg S 8 maravedis
• 1664-S R 8 maravedis
• 1664-TR^O M 8 maravedis
• return to Spanish pre-decimal coinage (maravedis, reales and escudos)
• Coins and currency dated 1662