Spain 1614-S V escudo

Sedwick sale 25, lot 68

This specimen was lot 68 in Sedwick sale 25 (Winter Park, FL, May 2018), where it sold for $1,547. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Seville, Spain, cob 1 escudo, 1614V, PCGS XF45. Very bold and full date (rare thus) on off-center reverse, nearly full shield, crude strike overall. PCGS #36793185." This type was struck 1610-18. Assayer V is known on two escudos for 1611-15. A few milled two escudos were struck at Segovia during this reign.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.38 g, .931 fine gold, this specimen 3.36 grams.

Catalog reference: Cayón-unlisted, Fr-189, CT-64.

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 25, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2019.

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