Spain 1813-M IJ 4 reales

Jean Elsen sale 164, lot 1701

This specimen was lot 1701 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €600 (about US$835 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"ESPAGNE, Ferdinand VII (1808-1833), AR 4 reales, 1813 IJ, Madrid. Tête nue. Très rare. Fines griffes. Très Beau. (kingdom of Spain, Ferdinand VII, 1808-33, silver four reales of 1813, Madrid mint, bare head. Very rare, fine scratches, Very Fine.)"

This type was struck 1813-14 as French authority in Spain crumbled and the French army withdrew.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.896 fine silver, 32 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 479, Cayón-15689, A.C. 1076.

Source:

• Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, vol. 1, 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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.

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