Spain 1611-S B 2 escudos

Sedwick Treasure Auction 28, lot 9

This specimen was lot 9 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 28 (Winter Park, FL, November 2020), where it sold for $1,440. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip III, 1611B. Broad-flan XF with bold full S-B, full crown, clear date above full but partially flat cross-and-tressure, a few light (old) scratches, some light red toning." This type was struck at Seville, Madrid, Toledo and Granada 1610-21. A few milled two escudos are known from Segovia.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.87 g, .917 fine gold, this specimen 6.65 grams.

Catalog reference: KM 48.3, Cal-1060, Fr-189, Cayón-4988.

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.
• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 28, featuring the Dr. Peter Jones and John O'Brien collections, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2020.

Link to:

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• Coins and currency dated 1611
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