Billon 11 maravedis. Spanish Monarchy. Charles-Joanna (1504-1555). ND (ca. 1542). Santo Domingo. F. + KAROLVS · ET · I (...) REGIS · ISP. (...) RLVS · ET · IhOANA · REGIS · I (...). ‘F’ on the right, the inscription ‘XI’ on the left, the mint mark ‘P-S’ flanking a large crowned ‘R’ (which is thought to be a Gothic ‘K’ from ‘KAROLVS’). Planchet break. Extremely rare. Only eight specimens are known, all designed with a crowned R —supposedly a Gothic K for KAROLVS— flanked by the P-S mintmark on the obverse, and a castle flanked by denomination XI and assayer F on the reverse. In its time, it was equivalent to 1/4 real, as the real was valued at 44 maravedís. All these elements are clearly visible on this specimen, together with much of the legend. It presents a split flan, affecting only part of the legend and not the main design elements. Irregular silver-copper color, typical of billon issues. Undoubtedly, this is a piece that will attract the interest of numerous collectors. This is the third time this issue has been offered at auction. The other two specimens were sold by Daniel Frank Sedwick: one in May 2018, lot 989, and the other in April 2008, lot 1136. F. Extremely rare 11 maravedís!!. Cal. 36. Bi. 2,55.

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Charles-Joanna (1504-1555). Billon 11 maravedis. ND (ca. 1542). Santo Domingo. F. (Cal-36). Anv.: + KAROLVS · ET · I (...) REGIS · ISP. Rev.: (...) RLVS · ET · IhOANA · REGIS · I (...). Bi. 2,55 g.

‘F’ on the right, the inscription ‘XI’ on the left, the mint mark ‘P-S’ flanking a large crowned ‘R’ (which is thought to be a Gothic ‘K’ from ‘KAROLVS’). Planchet break. Extremely rare. Only eight specimens are known, all designed with a crowned R —supposedly a Gothic K for KAROLVS— flanked by the P-S mintmark on the obverse, and a castle flanked by denomination XI and assayer F on the reverse. In its time, it was equivalent to 1/4 real, as the real was valued at 44 maravedís.

All these elements are clearly visible on this specimen, together with much of the legend. It presents a split flan, affecting only part of the legend and not the main design elements. Irregular silver-copper color, typical of billon issues. Undoubtedly, this is a piece that will attract the interest of numerous collectors. This is the third time this issue has been offered at auction. The other two specimens were sold by Daniel Frank Sedwick: one in May 2018, lot 989, and the other in April 2008, lot 1136. F. Est...8000,00.

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Lot 177 | Spanish Monarchy

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