Spain 1825-Seg 8 maravedis

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Aureo y Calicó sale 447, lot 1301

This specimen was lot 1301 in Aureo y Calicó sale 447 (Barcelona, March 2025), where it sold for 420 € (about US$549 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "1825. Fernando VII. Segovia. 8 maravedis. Minimal lamination. Nice. Original luster. Encapsulated. Very rare in this condition. S/C- [about uncircirculated). Ex Aureo & Calico Selection 2022, no. 342. Ex Elariz collection." This Spanish eight maravedis was struck at the Segovia mint in 1813-33. This type was struck in Jubia and Seville and was accompanied by copper one, two and four maravedis. The Jubia mint was opened in 1812 during the French invasion and struck only copper coins. The type is not rare but scarce in nice condition.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 10 g, copper, 29 mm diameter, this specimen 11.34 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-14956, KM 502.1, AC-226.

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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Numismatica 447, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2025.

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