Spain 1664-TRo M 8 maravedis
This specimen was lot 2644 in Aureo y Calicó sale 422 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 18 € (about US$23 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "1664. Felipe IV. Trujillo. M. 8 maravedís. Punto entre DG. La M acuñada encima de una R. Ligeramente descentrada. Escasa. MBC+ [dot between DG, slightly off center, scarce, choice very fine]." In addition to the reales and escudos familiar to collectors of Spanish American coins, a whole series of copper coins circulated in metropolitan Spain which never made it across the Atlantic despite numerous attempts by colonial authorities to do so. These copper coins appeared in denominations of half, one, two, four, eight and sixteen maravedis (34 maravedis = one real in silver). The eight maravedis which appears here was struck only briefly (1661-64) and then abandoned, most likely due to rejection by the populace.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: copper, this specimen 1,98 g.
Catalog reference: AC. 425, J.S. M-745 sim, Cayón-5457.
- 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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
- 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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