Spain 1704-S P 8 escudos

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Courtesy Marti Hervera Subastas Numismaticas, "S 8" at top of reverse
Aureo y Calicó sale 448, lot 256, "P 8" at top of reverse

Shown is a Spanish eight escudos struck in 1704 at the Seville mint. Assayer P is recorded for the years 1704-1706. The first specimen was auctioned by Marti Hervera in Barcelona, Spain, on May 3, 2011, where it did not sell. The catalog description reads:

"8 Escudos. 1704. SEVILLA. P. Rev.: S-8/8-P. Metal poroso, normal en estas piezas. (Grieta en cospel). RARA. MBC. (eight escudos of 1704, Seville mint, assayer P, Porous metal, normal in this type. Cracked flan, RARE, very fine.)"

The second specimen was lot 256 in Aureo y Calicó sale 448 (Barcelona, March 2025), where it sold for 7,000 € (about US$9,144 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "* 1704. Felipe V. Seville. P. 8 escudos. "Cross" type. P-8/8-S. Rare. MBC+ [choice very fine]."

This type was struck at Seville 1701-19.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.917 fine gold, 0.7982 troy oz AGW. The second specimen is 26.97 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-9897, Cal-162, KM 260. The second specimen is AC-2271, Cal.Onza 481.

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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2025.

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