Spain 1846-Seg 4 maravedis

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Áureo y Calicó sale 347, lot 413

This specimen was lot 413 in Áureo y Calicó sale 347 (Barcelona, March 2020), where it sold for €90 (about US$119 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"1846. Isabel II. Segovia. 4 maravedís. Bella. Parte de brillo original. Ex Colección O'Donnell, Áureo 19/11/2003, nº 34. Escasa así. S/C-. (kingdom of Spain, Isabel II, four maravedis of 1846, Segovia mint. Handsome, some mint luster, scarce thus, about uncirculated.)"

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 and this mint is the commonest of the three.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: copper, 6.05 g, 22.0-24.5 mm diameter, this specimen 4,65 g.

Catalog reference: KM 530.3, Cayón-16645, AC. 89.

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.
  • 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, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Publica 347: Seleccion de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Áureo y Calicó, 2020.

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