Spain 1784-S V 4 escudos
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This specimen was lot 564 in Áureo y Calicó sale 345 (Barcelona, March 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"1784. Carlos III. Sevilla. V. 4 escudos.. Leves marquitas. Bella. Parte de brillo original. Muy rara y más así. EBC. (kingdom of Spain, Charles III, four escudos of 1784, light marks, handsome, part of the original luster, very rare, extremely fine.)"
Two assayers are listed for Seville in 1784, C and V, of which V (shown here) is much the scarcer. In 1786, the fineness was lowered to 0.875 and several years of large issues followed.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.53 g, 0.901 fine gold, .392 troy oz AGW, this specimen 13,47 g.
Catalog reference: KM 418.2, Cal-406, Cayón-12699.
- [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Publica 345: Colección Manuela Etcheverría, Barcelona: Áureo y Calicó, 2020.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- 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.
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