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[[Image:Spain 1707B 2 reales Aureo 232-0175g.jpg|550px|thumb|Aureo sale 232, lot 175]] | [[Image:Spain 1707B 2 reales Aureo 232-0175g.jpg|550px|thumb|Aureo sale 232, lot 175]] | ||
| − | The specimen shown was lot 175 in Aureo y Calico sale 232 (Barcelona, March 2011), where it sold for 120 euros (about $198 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''1707. Barcelona. 2 reales. Bella. Rara y más así. EBC.'' (Two reales of 1707, Barcelona mint. Beautiful and rare thus, extremely fine.)</blockquote> This type was issued in Barcelona 1707-14 on behalf of the Austrian archduke Charles, who as Charles III contended unsuccessfully with Philip V for the throne of [[Spain]]. It is fairly common in circulated condition and lists for less than the [[Spain 1718-Seg J 2 reales|contemporary issues]] of Philip V. | + | The specimen shown was lot 175 in Aureo y Calico sale 232 (Barcelona, March 2011), where it sold for 120 euros (about US$198 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''1707. Barcelona. 2 reales. Bella. Rara y más así. EBC.'' (Two reales of 1707, Barcelona mint. Beautiful and rare thus, extremely fine.)</blockquote> This type was issued in Barcelona 1707-14 on behalf of the Austrian archduke Charles, who as Charles III contended unsuccessfully with Philip V for the throne of [[Spain]]. It is fairly common in circulated condition and lists for less than the [[Spain 1718-Seg J 2 reales|contemporary issues]] of Philip V. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Revision as of 12:11, 15 September 2021
The specimen shown was lot 175 in Aureo y Calico sale 232 (Barcelona, March 2011), where it sold for 120 euros (about US$198 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"1707. Barcelona. 2 reales. Bella. Rara y más así. EBC. (Two reales of 1707, Barcelona mint. Beautiful and rare thus, extremely fine.)
This type was issued in Barcelona 1707-14 on behalf of the Austrian archduke Charles, who as Charles III contended unsuccessfully with Philip V for the throne of Spain. It is fairly common in circulated condition and lists for less than the contemporary issues of Philip V.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Cayón-7977, KM PT5, Cal. 23.
- 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.
- [1] Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2011.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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