View source for Majorca (1458-79) 1/2 florin Fr-11

[[Image:Majorca S43-3789.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 43, lot 3789]]

This specimen was lot 3789 in Sincona sale 43 (Zürich, October 2017), where it sold for 300 CHF (about US$358 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SPAIN, Mallorca, Alfonso II. 1458-1479 1/2 Florin o. J. Mallorca Münzzeichen: Zwei Hunde (Dos perros). Sehr schön.'' ([[Spain]], kingdom of Mallorca, Alphonse II, 1458-79, undated half florin, Mallorca mint, mintmark: two dogs. Very fine.)"</blockquote> The gold florin ([[Majorca (1458-79) florin Fr-10|Cayón 2123]]) and half florin (shown here) were struck for Alfonso II, with the half florin being much scarcer than the florin. In addition to the two dogs mintmark shown here, there are also two stars, two lilies or two mountains. Alfonso also struck silver reales, half reales, billon doblers and diners at Mallorca, the largest of the Balearic Islands.

''Reported Mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 1.74 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 1.69 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-2127]], Fr-11.

''[[Bibliography|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.
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona sale 43, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals'', Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.

''Link to:''
* [[Majorca (1368-87) real de oro Fr-48]]
* [[Majorca (1458-79) florin Fr-10]]
* [[Aragon (1458-79) ducat Fr-29a]]
* [[Majorca (1474-1516) ducat Fr-52]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1458]]
* return to coins of [[Coinage of Valencia]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 41, 42, 43, 44, 45]][[Category: Gold ducats of Europe]]