Spain 1591-M C 2 escudos

Aureo y Calicó sale 448, lot 168

This specimen was lot 168 in Aureo y Calicó sale 448 (Barcelona, March 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "1591. Felipe II. Madrid. C. 2 escudos. Obv.: Coat of arms between M and II/C. PHILIPP(VS!)D·G·HISPANIARVM. Rev.: *ET INDIARVM REX·1591. Ex-jewelry. Extremely rare, we have only had another example before. MBC [very fine]." This type was struck at Madrid 1591-92 along with a four escudos (Fr-159), Friedberg calls this a cob but the example shown here is a typical hammered coin.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 6.71 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-limonite, Fr-167, AC-820, indicates RRR but with no price, Tauler 21.

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.
• 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.
• 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, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2025.

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