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[[Image:Spain JE137-0859.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 137, lot 859]]

This specimen was lot 859 in Jean Elsen sale 137 (Brussels, June 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"'' ESPAGNE, Royaume, Ferdinand et Isabelle (1474-1504), AV 1/2 excelente, s.d., Séville. D/ FERNANDVS: ET: HELISA: Lettre F ornée et couronnée, entre deux S. R/ REX: ET: REGINA: CAST: L: Lettre Y ornée et couronnée, entre deux étoiles. Rare. Très Beau.'' (kingdom of Spain, Ferdinand and Isabella, 1474-1504, undated gold half excelente, Seville mint. Obverse: ornate, crowned "F" between two "S's"; reverse: ornate, crowned "Y" between two stars. Rare, very fine.)"</blockquote> This type is listed for Burgos, Granada, Segovia, Seville (shown here), Toledo and Valencia. It is considerably scarcer than the larger [[Spain (1497-1504)-S excelente Fr-136|excelente]].

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 1.87 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 1,73 g.

''Catalog reference:'' C.C.T. 140; Fr-150, [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-2857]].

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 137'', Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.
* 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.
* 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.
* Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, ''Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, vol. 1,'' Madrid: Cayón-Jano S.L., 2005.

''Link to:''
* [[Barcelona (1474-1504) 1/4 real]]
* [[Spain (1454-74)-S castellano Fr-113]]
* [[Spain (1475-97)-S 2 castellano Fr-147]]
* [[Catalonia (1493) ducat Fr-32]]
* [[Spain (1479-1516)-C 2 maravedis]]
* [[Spain (1475-97)-Seg 1/4 real|(1475-97) ¼ real, Segovia mint]]
* [[Aragon (1479-1516)-I C 1/2 real]]
* [[Spain (1497-1504)-B 1/2 real|(1497-1504)-B ½ real, Burgos mint]]
* [[Spain (1497-1504)-G 1/2 real|(1497-1504)-G ½ real]]
* [[Spain (1497-1504)-S 1/2 real|(1497-1504)-S ½ real]]
* [[Spain (1475-97) real]], Burgos mint
* [[Spain (1497-1504)-T 1/2 real|(1497-1504)-T ½ real, Toledo mint]]
* [[Spain (1497-1504)-B real|(1497-1504)-B real]]
* [[Spain (1497-1504)-G real|(1497-1504)-G real]]
* [[Spain (1497-1504)-S D real|(1497-1504)-S real]]
* [[Spain (1497-1504)-T real|(1497-1504)-T real]]
* [[Spain (1479-1504)-S * 4 reales|(1479-1504)-S * 4 reales]]
* [[Spain (1479-1504)-S D 8 reales|(1479-1504)-S D 8 reales]]
* [[Spain (1479-1504)-S S excelente Fr-82]] Valencia mint
* [[Spain (1479-1504)-S S excelente Fr-82]] Valencia mint
* [[Spain (1497-1504)-S D 2 reales|(1497-1504)-S D 2 reales, Seville mint]]
* [[Spain (1497-1504)-B 4 reales|(1497-1504)-B 4 reales, Burgos mint]]
* [[Spain (1497-1504)-S D 4 reales|(1497-1504)-S D 4 reales, Seville mint]]
* [[Spain (1497-1504)-B excelente Fr-133|(1497-1504)-B excelente, Burgos mint]]
* [[Spain (1497-1504)-G excelente Fr-135|(1497-1504) excelente, Granada mint]]
* [[Spain (1497-1504)-S excelente Fr-136]]
* [[Spain (1497-1504)-T I excelente Fr-137]]
* [[Spain (1497-1504)-S 2 excelentes Fr-129]]
* [[Spain (1497-1504)-B 2 excelentes Fr-127|(1497-1504) 2 excelentes, Burgos mint]]
* [[Spain (1497-1504)-G 2 excelentes Fr-128|(1497-1504) 2 excelentes, Granada mint]]
* [[Spain (1497-1504)-S X 2 excelentes Fr-129|(1497-1504)-S X 2 excelentes]]
* [[Spain (1497-1504)-T 2 excelentes Fr-130]]
* [[Spain (1497-1504)-Seg F 4 excelentes Fr-125|(1497-1504)-Seg F 4 excelentes]]
* [[Spain (1497-1504)-Seg X P 10 excelentes Fr-123|(1497-1504)-Seg X P 10 excelentes]]
* [[Catalonia 1521 2 principats Fr-35]]
* [[Spain (1479-1516)-G 1/2 excelente Fr-149]]
* [[Spain (1475-97)-S S 1/2 castellano Fr-142]]
* [[Spain (1497-1516)(v) SS ducat Fr-86]]
* [[Spain (1497-1516)-Seg A 2 excelentes Fr-131]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1497]]
* return to coinage of [[Spain]]

[[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 137]]