Spain 1820-Seg 2 maravedis

Stack's Bowers November 2022 Collectors Choice sale, lot 73038

This specimen was lot 73038 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $100. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SPAIN. 2 Maravedis, 1820. Segovia Mint. Ferdinand VII. NGC MS-63 Brown. Tower symbol indicates Segovia Mint. A stellar portrait of the Spanish king." This type was struck in Segovia 1816-20 and 1824-33 (note the aqueduct mintmark) and was accompanied by copper one, four and eight maravedis. The type is not rare but scarce in nice condition.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a common date.

Specification: copper, 3.02 g, 18.5-19.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Cayón-14772, KM-487.1.

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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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