Spain 1836-Seg 8 maravedis

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Aureo sale 261, lot 631

This specimen was lot 631 in Aureo y Calicó sale 261 (Barcelona, July 2014), where it sold for €50 (about US$80 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"1836. Isabel II. Segovia. 8 maravedís. Valor en reverso. Rara. MBC/MBC+. (Isabel II, 1833-68, eight maravedis of 1836, Segovia mint, value on back. Rare, very fine or better.)"

The Spanish mints feature large issues of a variety of copper coins which did not circulate at all in the Spanish American colonies. In the predecimal system which obtained until 1847, 34 maravedis = one real of silver. The maravedi was worth 1/34 of a real; history does not record the reason for the odd division. This type was struck in Jubia, Segovia and Barcelona 1835-36 and was accompanied by copper one, two and four maravedis. The reverse legend was modified in 1836 to read "REYNA DE LAS ESPANAS" and struck in that form until 1850.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a better date.

Specification: copper, 12.10 g, 29.0-29.1 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Cayón-16708, KM 512.3, Cal. 491.

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.
  • O'Connor, Patrick, The Coins of Queen Isabel II of Spain: A Detailed Study of the Coins, Patterns and Medals of Her Reign, San Antonio, TX: Aurora Rarities, LLC, 2017.
  • [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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