Spain 1731-S PA 2 escudos

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Aureo y Calicó sale 423, lot 1452

This specimen was lot 1452 in Aureo y Calicó sale 423 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 900 € (about US$1,165 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "1731. Felipe V. Seville. PA. 2 escudos. Attractive. Patina. Very rare, we have only had three examples like this. MBC+ [choice very fine]." This portrait type was struck in Madrid 1730-34, Seville 1730-42 and extended to the Mexico City mint in 1732.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 6.77 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 6,68 g.

Catalog reference: KM 353, AC. 1985, Cayón-9721.

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.
  • 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, Subasta 422: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.

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