Spain 1607-Seg 8 maravedis

Aureo y Calicó sale 422, lot 2596

This specimen was lot 2596 in Aureo y Calicó sale 422 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 40 € (about US$52 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "1607. Felipe III. Segovia. 8 maravedís. Atractiva. MBC+ [attractive, choice very fine]." This specimen is from a Spanish type milled at the Segovia mint 1602-20. It has a low catalog value. The SCWC also lists hammered eight maravedis from the same mint (KM 9.5). Thirty four maravedis made a real.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: copper, this specimen 6,04 g.

Catalog reference: AC. 331, Cayón-4359, KM 16.

Sources:

• 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.
• ^[1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta 422: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.

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