Valencia (1458-79)-C florin Fr-13
This specimen was lot 1316 in Aureo y Calicó sale 423 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 1,400 € (about US$1,813 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Joan II (1458-1479). Valencia. Florin. Marks: Catalan coat of arms and crown, A rectified C over an inverted C at the saint’s feet. Light hairlines on obverse. Gothic second A on obverse. Rare. MBC/MBC+ [very fine or better]." Juan II (Catalan: Joan II; 1398-1479), called the Great (el Gran) or the Faithless (el Sense Fe), was King of Aragon, Valencia, Mallorca, Sardinia and Corsica from 1458 until his death in 1479. As the husband of Queen Blanche I of Navarre, he was King of Navarre from 1425 to 1479. Juan was also King of Sicily from 1458 to 1468. His son, Ferdinand II, married Isabella of Castile and unified Spain.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 3.50 g, gold, this specimen 3,39 g.
Catalog reference: Cru.V.S. 936.2 var, Cru.Comas 126 var, Cru.C.G. 2972 var, Cayón-2031, Fr-13 (listed by Friedberg under Aragon).
- 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, Subasta 423: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.
Link to:
- Aragon (1458-79) ducat Fr-29a Juan II
- Majorca (1458-79) florin Fr-10 Alfonso II
- Valencia (1483)-SS ducat Fr-86 Ferran II
- Coins and currency dated 1458
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