Aragon 1611-A PP ardite

Aureo y Calicó sale 423, lot 1371

This specimen was lot 1371 in Aureo y Calicó sale 423 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 120 € (about US$155 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "1611. Felipe III. Perpinya. 1 ternet. Fine example. Scarce in this condition. MBC+ [choice very fine]." This type is not listed in the SCWC, which mentions ardites for 1612-21 (KM 55). Altho Philip III was king of Spain, this is not mentioned on the coin, whose legend states, "+PHILIPPVS III·REX·ARA[GON]·E·" (obverse) and "+COMES ROSSILIONES·ET·CE[TERA]" (reverse).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: copper, this specimen 2,43 g.

Catalog reference: AC. 49, Cayón-4199.

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 423: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.

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