Spain 1812-M GJ 2 reales
This specimen was lot 1665 in Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 75 (London, October 2020), where it sold for £100. The catalog description[1] noted, "Spain, Kingdom. Fernando VII AR 2 Reales. Madrid mint, 1812 IJ. • FERDIN • VII • DEI • GRATIA •, laureate and draped bust right; date below / HISPANIARUM • REX • , crowned coat-of-arms of Castille and Leon; denomination and mintmarks in fields. Very Fine. From a private English collection." This specimen was struck the year that Ferdinand was restored to the throne of Spain as French armies began their long retreat. The type was struck with this bust 1812-14 and is fairly common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.77 g, 0.812 fine silver, this specimen 5.83 g, 26 mm diameter, 12h axis.
Catalog reference: Calicó 911; Cayón-15441; KM 474.3.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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.
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