Spain 1696-Seg F 8 reales
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This specimen was lot 197 in Áureo y Calicó sale 347 (Barcelona, March 2020), where it sold for €2,400 (about US$3,167 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"1696. Carlos II. Segovia. F. 8 reales. Muy bella. Preciosa pátina. Extraordinariamente rara. Sólo hemos tenido este ejemplar. EBC+. (kingdom of Spain, Charles II, eight reales of 1696, Segovia mint. Very handsome, precious patina, extraordinarily rare, we know of only this example. Choice extremely fine.)"
This is a rare date of a type basically known only for 1697.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27.47 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 26,72 g.
Catalog reference: AC. 770, Cayón-7678, Dav-4416, KM 227 (unlisted date).
- 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.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Publica 347: Seleccion de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Áureo y Calicó, 2020.
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