Barcelona 1613 1/2 real

Stack's Bowers October 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72254

This specimen was lot 72254 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $336. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SPAIN. Barcelona. 1/2 Croat (1/2 Real), 1613. Philip III. PCGS AU-55. A well struck coin with full readable legends, clear and detailed obverse bust, and light gray toning throughout." The silver real was called a croat in Catalonia but was the same coin. This type is recorded for 1611-20 and is listed as scarce in the SCWC. Cayón noted a variety with "CIVITS" on the reverse (Cayón-4445).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.931 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-11; Cal-type-82#378, Cayón-4444.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• 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, Ferrán, Xavier Calicó and Joaquin Trigo, Monedas Españolas desde Felipe II a Isabel II, Años: 1556 a 1868, 5ª edicion, Barcelona: Gráficas Reclam, 1982.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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