Spain 1846-Ja 4 maravedis

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Aureo sale 242, lot 330

The specimen shown was lot 330 in Aureo y Calicó sale 242 (Barcelona, March 2012), where it sold for 110 € (about US$171 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

Isabel II (1833-1868). 1846. Jubia. 4 maravedís. Bella. Escasa y más así. EBC+/S/C-. (Spain, Isabel II, 1833-68, four maravedis of 1846, Jubia mint. Handsome, choice extremely fine.)

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. This four maravedis was worth 2/17 of a real; history does not record the reason for the odd division. This type was struck in Jubia, Segovia and Barcelona 1837-50 and was accompanied by copper one, two and eight maravedis. The type is not scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: copper, 6.05 g, 22.0-24.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Cayón-16644, KM 530.2, Cal. 516.

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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ‘’Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.’’, Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1] Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012.

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