Tarrega 1642 5 reales

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Aureo sale 291, lot 995

This specimen was lot 995 in Aureo sale 291 (Barcelona, April 2017), where it sold for €950 (about US$1,219 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"(1642). Guerra dels Segadors. Tàrrega. 5 rals. Anv.: Armas catalanas entre y . PRINCIPA(T-VS)-CATHALON. Rev.: Roel en 1er y 4º cuartel. -VILL-A TAR-REGE-(1642). Principat. Oxidaciones. Rara. (MBC/MBC-). (Tàrrega, War of the Reapers, five reales of 1642, Obverse: crowned arms of Catalonia divide 'V-R'; reverse: rings in first and third quarters, pellets in second and fourth quarters. Light oxidation, rare, nearly very fine.)"

Lluís XIII is better known to history as Louis XIII of France. During the War of the Pyrenees (ended 1659), the French occupied Catalonia with the collaboration of the locals and struck coins there. This type was struck in Tàrrega 1641-42 and is very rare.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 11,46 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-6916, KM 71 (listed under Catalonia instead of Spain, Cru.C.G. 4655, Cru.Segadors 164, Cal. 76.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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, Ferrán, Xavier Calicó and Joaquin Trigo, Monedas Españolas desde Felipe II a Isabel II, Años: 1556 a 1868, 5ª edicion, Barcelona: Gráficas Reclam, 1982.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Publica 291: Collección Egara, vol. II y Collección Verdaguer, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2017.

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