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[[Image:Aureo 345-0694.jpg|550px|thumb|Áureo y Calicó sale 345, lot 694]] | [[Image:Aureo 345-0694.jpg|550px|thumb|Áureo y Calicó sale 345, lot 694]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Spain 1840Seg 2 maravedis obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Spain 1840Seg 2 maravedis rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]] | ||
| − | + | The first specimen was lot 694 in Áureo y Calicó sale 345 (Barcelona, March 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''1840. Isabel II. Segovia. 2 maravedís. Bella. EBC/EBC+.'' (kingdom of [[Spain]], Isabel II, two maravedis of 1840, Segovia mint. Handsome, choice extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The Spanish mints feature large issues of a variety of copper coins which did not circulate at all in the Spanish American colonies. In the predecimal system which obtained until 1847, 34 maravedis = one real of silver. This two maravedis was worth 1/136 of a dollar; history does not record the reason for the odd division. This type was struck in Segovia 1836-50 and was accompanied by copper one, four and eight maravedis. The type is not rare but scarce in nice condition. | |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but common. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but common. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' copper, | + | ''Specification:'' copper, 3.02 g, 18.5-19.5 mm diameter, the first specimen 2,04 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM 532.4, [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-16564]], Cal-551. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 532.4, [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-16564]], Cal-551. | ||
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[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. | * 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 | + | * Calicó, Xavier, ''Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020,'' Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019. |
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ‘’Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.’’, Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ‘’Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.’’, Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | ||
| + | * O'Connor, Patrick, ''The Coins of Queen Isabel II of Spain: A Detailed Study of the Coins, Patterns and Medals of Her Reign'', San Antonio, TX: Aurora Rarities, LLC, 2017. | ||
* <sup>[1]</sup>Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, ''Subasta Publica 345: Colección Manuela Etcheverría,'' Barcelona: Áureo y Calicó, 2020. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, ''Subasta Publica 345: Colección Manuela Etcheverría,'' Barcelona: Áureo y Calicó, 2020. | ||
''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
* [[Spain 1838-Seg 2 maravedis|1838-Seg 2 maravedis]] | * [[Spain 1838-Seg 2 maravedis|1838-Seg 2 maravedis]] | ||
| + | * [[Catalonia 1840 6 cuartos]] | ||
| + | * [[Spain 1840-Seg 8 maravedis|1840-Seg 8 maravedis]] | ||
* [[Spain 1840-M DG 10 reales|1840-M pattern 10 reales]] | * [[Spain 1840-M DG 10 reales|1840-M pattern 10 reales]] | ||
* [[Spain 1840-B PS 80 reales|1840-B 80 reales]] | * [[Spain 1840-B PS 80 reales|1840-B 80 reales]] | ||
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* return to [[Spanish pre-decimal coinage (maravedis, reales and escudos)]] | * return to [[Spanish pre-decimal coinage (maravedis, reales and escudos)]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Selections from Aureo sale 345, 346, 347]] | + | [[Category:Selections from Aureo sale 345, 346, 347]][[Category: Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] |
Latest revision as of 21:14, 19 October 2025
The first specimen was lot 694 in Áureo y Calicó sale 345 (Barcelona, March 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"1840. Isabel II. Segovia. 2 maravedís. Bella. EBC/EBC+. (kingdom of Spain, Isabel II, two maravedis of 1840, Segovia mint. Handsome, choice extremely fine.)"
The Spanish mints feature large issues of a variety of copper coins which did not circulate at all in the Spanish American colonies. In the predecimal system which obtained until 1847, 34 maravedis = one real of silver. This two maravedis was worth 1/136 of a dollar; history does not record the reason for the odd division. This type was struck in Segovia 1836-50 and was accompanied by copper one, four and eight maravedis. The type is not rare but scarce in nice condition.
Recorded mintage: unknown but common.
Specification: copper, 3.02 g, 18.5-19.5 mm diameter, the first specimen 2,04 g.
Catalog reference: KM 532.4, Cayón-16564, Cal-551.
- 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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ‘’Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.’’, Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- O'Connor, Patrick, The Coins of Queen Isabel II of Spain: A Detailed Study of the Coins, Patterns and Medals of Her Reign, San Antonio, TX: Aurora Rarities, LLC, 2017.
- [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Publica 345: Colección Manuela Etcheverría, Barcelona: Áureo y Calicó, 2020.
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