Valencia (1416-58) florin Fr-10
This specimen was lot 75 in Aureo y Calicó sale 448 (Barcelona, March 2025), where it sold for 1,400 € (about US$1,829 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Alfons IV (1416-1458). Valencia. Florin. Obv.: ●S●IOHANNES●B●. Rev.: +ARAG-O REX●A. Marks: crown and saltire-divided lozenge at the feet of the saint. Nice. Very rare, especially in this condition. EBC- [about extremely fine]." King Alfons is listed as Alfonso in Cayón, who also struck a half florin, timbre, real and half real. Wikipedia comments,
"Alfonso the Magnanimous (Alfons el Magnànim in Catalan) (1396 – 27 June 1458) was King of Aragon and King of Sicily (as Alfons V) and the ruler of the Crown of Aragon from 1416 and King of Naples (as Alfons I) from 1442 until his death."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.43 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 3.41 g.
Catalog reference: Cayón-2020, Fr-10, Cru.V.S. 810.1, Cru.Comas 91, Cru.C.G. 2833.
- 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.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2025.
Link to:
- Valencia (1412-16) florin Fr-8 Fernando of Aragon
- Valencia (1416-58) real Alfonso V of Aragon
- Coins and currency dated 1416
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