Navarre (1512-15) real
The first specimen was lot 322 in Áureo y Calicó sale 345 (Barcelona, March 2020), where it sold for €360 (about US$475 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Fernando I (1512-1515). Navarra. Real. Rara. MBC. (kingdom of Navarre, Ferdinand I, 1512-15, undated real. Rare, very fine.)"
The second specimen was lot 74618 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $432. The catalog description[2] noted, "SPAIN. Real, ND (1479-1516)-P P. Pamplona Mint. Ferdinand II. PCGS AU-50. A well-preserved example of the type, featuring lovely gothic script and hints of underlying luster that enhance its eye-appeal." Cayón notes five varieties for this issue, based on the arrangement of the crowns and monograms on the reverse. The first example has, starting with the northwest quadrant, crown-F-crown-F with both "F's" right side up.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 3,29 g.
Catalog reference: Cru.V.S. 1316.5, Cru.C.G. 3220 var, Cayón-2303. The second specimen is Cayón-2301, Cal-71.
- [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Publica 345: Colección Manuela Etcheverría, Barcelona: Áureo y Calicó, 2020.
- 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.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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