Spain 1814-M GJ 4 escudos

Aureo sale 261, lot 608

This specimen was lot 608 in Aureo y Calicó sale 261 (Barcelona, July 2014), where it sold for €800 (about US$1,283 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"1814. Fernando VII. Madrid. GJ. 4 escudos. Bonito color. Escasa. MBC+. (Ferdinand VII, 1808-33, four escudos of 1814, Madrid mint. Nice color, scarce, very fine or better.)"

This type was issued 1814-20 and 1824. The 1820 is available, the other dates are rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.875 fine gold, 0.380 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 484, Cal. 144, Cayón-16326.

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.
• ^[1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Pública 261, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2014.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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