Spain 1621-Seg 8 maravedis

Aureo y Calicó sale 448, lot 191

This specimen was lot 191 in Aureo y Calicó sale 448 (Barcelona, March 2025), where it sold for 260 € (about US$340 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "1621. Felipe IV. Segovia. 8 maravedis. Nice. Scarce in this condition. EBC [extremely fine]." This type was milled at Segovia 1621-26 and is common in worn condition. At this time, Segovia was the only Spanish mint using the screw press; the products of the other mints were hammered.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.5 g, copper, 28 mm diameter, this specimen 6.44 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-5298, KM 10.5, AC-385.

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.
• ^[1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2025.
• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.

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