Spain 1603-Seg 2 maravedis

Aureo y Calicó sale 422, lot 2585

This specimen was lot 2585 in Aureo y Calicó sale 422 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 15 € (about US$20 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "1603. Felipe III. Segovia. 2 maravedís. MBC+ [choice very fine]." This type was milled at Segovia 1603-20. This denomination was struck in large numbers at many mints, including Burgos, La Coruña, Granada, Cuenca, Madrid, Seville, Toledo and Valladolid. The other mints struck these by the hammer. The Segovia issue was accompanied by copper four and eight maravedis.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: copper, this specimen 1,35 g.

Catalog reference: AC. 185, Cayón-4220 (horizontal mintmark), KM 3.7.

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.

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• Coins and currency dated 1603
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