Spain 1663-B R 4 maravedis

Aureo y Calicó sale 422, lot 2616

This specimen was lot 2616 in Aureo y Calicó sale 422 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 40 € (about US$52 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "1663. Felipe IV. Burgos. R. 4 maravedís. Atractiva. MBC+/EBC- [attractive, very fine to extremely fine]." This type was struck 1661-64 at Burgos. The type is also known 1660-64 from Cuenca, Cordoba, Coruña, Madrid, Valladolid, Trujillo, Segovia and Seville.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: copper, this specimen 0,96 g.

Catalog reference: KM 156.1, AC. 188, Cayón-5247.

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.
• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta 422: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.

Link to:

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