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| − | This specimen was lot 73017 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $780. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Spain|SPAIN]]. Cob 4 Reales, 1610-G M. Granada Mint. Philip III. NGC MS-62. The finest graded, (top pop), at NGC for this date. Legends are mostly weak, (Philip's name is clear), yet Mint, (G for Granada), assayer, ("M"), and denomination, (IIII), are all strong. Slate gray toning, and overall, a first class example." This type was struck at Granada 1599, 1609-16 and 1621, all with assayer "M". Other mints striking four reales during the reign of Philip II include Valladolid, [[Spain 1610-To C 4 reales|Toledo]], [[Spain 1621-Seg A+ 4 reales|Segovia]], [[Spain 1611-S B 4 reales| | + | This specimen was lot 73017 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $780. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Spain|SPAIN]]. Cob 4 Reales, 1610-G M. Granada Mint. Philip III. NGC MS-62. The finest graded, (top pop), at NGC for this date. Legends are mostly weak, (Philip's name is clear), yet Mint, (G for Granada), assayer, ("M"), and denomination, (IIII), are all strong. Slate gray toning, and overall, a first class example." This type was struck at Granada 1599, 1609-16 and 1621, all with assayer "M". Other mints striking four reales during the reign of Philip II include Valladolid, [[Spain 1610-To C 4 reales|Toledo]], [[Spain 1621-Seg A+ 4 reales|Segovia]], [[Spain 1611-S B 4 reales|Seville]] and [[Spain 1620-MD Go 4 reales|Madrid]]. |
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Revision as of 19:07, 26 December 2022
This specimen was lot 73017 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $780. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPAIN. Cob 4 Reales, 1610-G M. Granada Mint. Philip III. NGC MS-62. The finest graded, (top pop), at NGC for this date. Legends are mostly weak, (Philip's name is clear), yet Mint, (G for Granada), assayer, ("M"), and denomination, (IIII), are all strong. Slate gray toning, and overall, a first class example." This type was struck at Granada 1599, 1609-16 and 1621, all with assayer "M". Other mints striking four reales during the reign of Philip II include Valladolid, Toledo, Segovia, Seville and Madrid.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.74 g, 0.931 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Cayón-4747, Cal-729.
- 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, Xavier, Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Menzel, Sewall, Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins, New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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