Colombia 1749-FS S 4 escudos

from Stack's Bowers 2016 ANA sale, lot 20334

This specimen was lot 20334 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "COLOMBIA. 4 Escudos, 1749/8-FS. Ferdinando IV (1746-59). NGC EF-45. VERY RARE. With bifurcated ribbons in reverse fleur-de-lis. Tops of the date run off the flan. Struck on a compact flan and with fully original surfaces. Darker toned metal within the protected areas contrasting nicely with the raised devices. Well centered and attractive. Missing from nearly all collections." This type is listed for 1747-56 with all dates marked as rare. It was struck for Fernando VI, not Fernando IV. Milled coinage of gold commenced in 1756.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.54 g, .917 fine gold, .399 troy oz AGW, this specimen 13.51 gms.

Catalog reference: Cayón-unlisted, Fr-12; KM-27; Restrepo-M96-6.

Sources:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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.
• Restrepo, Jorge Emilio, Monedas de Colombia, 1619-2006, Medellin, Colombia: Impresiones Rojo, 2006.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2015.

Link to:

• 1744 4 escudos
• Colombia 1744-FS M 8 escudos
• 1750 4 escudos
• return to coins of Colombia
• Coins and currency dated 1749