Spain 1716-Seg J 2 reales

Aureo y Calicó sale 423, lot 1438

This specimen was lot 1438 in Aureo y Calicó sale 423 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 80 € (about US$104 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "1716. Felipe V. Segovia. J. 2 reales. MBC [very fine]." This type was struck at Madrid (KM 296) and Segovia 1716-29.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a scarce date.

Specifications: 6.77 g, 0.903 fine silver, this specimen 5,37 g.

Catalog reference: KM 297, AC. 943, Cayón-8675.

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.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta 422: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.

Link to:

• Barcelona 1714 2 reales, for pretender Charles III
• Bolivia 1716-P Y 2 reales
• Peru 1716-L M 2 reales
• 1717-M J 2 reales
• 1717-Seg 2 reales
• Coins and currency dated 1716
• return to Spanish pre-decimal coinage (maravedis, reales and escudos)