Few specimens known
Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Al-Walid I ibn ´Abd al-Malik or Sulayman ibn ´Abd al-Malik. 1/3 Dinar (Tremissis). AH 95-98. Uncertain North African mint. Arab-Byzantine type. (Album-121.1). (ICV-152). (Walker-Arab-Byzantine 177). Anv.: OSЄtЄ ... MAVG NSASC around, IMIC•RA across field. Rev.: IN N σNI MSRC SC FЄR IN, transformed cross on two steps. . 1,46 g. Very few specimens known. We have only found one specimen with some similarity and auctioned by Classical Numismatic Group 106 (13/09/2017), lot 934. Choice VF/XF. Est...2000,00.
The Crown of Aragon. Pedro IV (1336-1387). Real d´or. Mallorca. (Cru C.G-2245). (Cru V.S-432.1). Anv.: + : PETRUS : DEI : GRACIA : ARAGONUM. Rev.: + ET : MAIORIC - ARUM : REX : (Coat of arms) :. . 3,85 g. Marca: Flor de lis. Orla especial doble polilobulada. Trono real sin las cabezas de animales. Muy rara. Almost XF. Est...3500,00.
Ex Ramón Llull
The Crown of Aragon. Pedro IV (1336-1387). 1/4 Real d´or. Mallorca. Mint Master: Pere Roig (1343-1348). (Cru C.G-2255d. Var.). (Cru V.S-Unlisted). Anv.: ET : MAIORICARUM : REX (Coat of arms). Rev.: + · P' : DEI : GRAC - IA : ARAGON ' (Coat of arms). . 0,96 g. The king's head interrupts the legend. Without lobed frame. Hairlines on reverse. Very rare. Ex Áureo&Calicó, Ramón Llull Collection (26/11/2015), lot 204. VF. Est...1500,00.
Second known example
The Crown of Aragon. Peter of Portugal, Count of Barcelona (1464-1466). Dobler. Menorca. Imitating the Majorcan types struck by Juan II (1458-1462). (Acta Numismática-nº43). Anv.: + IOHANES : DEI : GRACIA : REX. Crowned bust facing forward within a lobed frame. In the upper right field it seems to have a mark in the shape of a slightly elongated roundel.. Rev.: + ARAGON(UM nexated) - ET MAIOR. Cross. . 0,98 g. Circular frame on the obverse. The second known example. Of the highest numismatic interest. Menorca, May 15, 1465. Don Pedro of Portugal, at the request of the university of Mahón, granted a license to its syndics and the island of Menorca to mint 2,000 pounds of Doblers. These coins were to be of the same standard and follow similar designs to those issued in Mallorca, for which Don Antonio Solsona was appointed as mint master.
In Acta Numismática 43, the article "És aquest el dobler de Menorca de Pere de Portugal (1464-1466)" details the reasons behind the minting of this coin, entirely unknown until the appearance of the specimen published in that issue.
The reasons highlighted in Acta are as follows:
1.No Dobler with a lobed border is known. Such borders are found only in gold and silver issues, never in billon.
2.All Dobler or Dinero issues from Mallorca from Sancho to Ferdinand the Catholic feature marks on both sides of the bust, referencing the mint masters.
3.The bust on this issue has a somewhat unique style, but the primary difference lies in the art of the legend’s lettering.
4.Most Doblers of Alfonso and John II are common, or scarce in the case of obols; however, the coin presented here was entirely unknown until the publication of its "sister" in Acta Numismática 43.
The specimen offered shares the obverse die and shows a fully legible obverse legend, "+ IOHANES," in contrast to the previously known and published example, which had an incomplete legend. This specimen also appears to have a mark in the upper right field of the obverse, an elongated pellet resembling a "G" and engraved in positive, ruling out a countermark. This makes this second known specimen unpublished as well.
Undoubtedly, this Dobler holds immeasurable value, not only numismatic but also historical, for the Balearic Islands and Catalonia, given that Don Pedro of Portugal (1464-1466) governed both regions. Almost VF/Choice F. Est...5000,00.
NGC - MS 62
Kingdom of Castille and Leon. Pedro I (1350-1368). Dobla of 35 maravedis. Sevilla. (Bautista-512.3). (Abh-368). Anv.: + PETRVS : DEI : GRACIA : REX : CASTELLE : E LEGIONI. Rev.: + PETRVS : DEI : GRACIA : REX : CASTELLE : E LEGIONIS. . 4,51 g. With S in the 4th quarter. Original luster. Nice color. Attractive. Rare in this condition. Slabbed by NGC as MS 62. Est...6000,00.
Unpublished
Kingdom of Castille and Leon. Henry IV (1399-1413). 1 real. Toledo. (Bautista-Unlisted). (Imperatrix-E4:9.65 or 66 var). (Abm-Unlisted). Anv.: ✠ ENRICVS : QVARTVS : DEI : GRACIA : REX : CA. Rev.: ✠ ENRICVS ✿ DEI ✿ GRACIA ✿ REX ✿ CASTEL. . 3,28 g. Mark "T" behind the bust and no marks on the reverse. Unpublished and offered at auction for the first time. This piece holds the highest numismatic interest and may generate some controversy, as some authors might classify it as from Tortosa.
Catalan numismatography tends to attribute pieces with the letter “T” on the obverse to the city of Tortosa during the period when Henry IV was claimed as governor of Barcelona between December 1462 and April 1463. There is little actual basis for this hypothesis: first, there is no record that Don Henry minted anything there; second, the Aranda Ordinance prohibited the minting of coins after April 24, 1461, and Tortosa only became loyal to Henry at the beginning of 1463, when minting was already discontinued; and third, everything written on medieval coins is in Latin. Therefore, if they were from Tortosa, they should have been marked with the letter “D” instead of a “T,” as the Latin toponym for that city in Tarragona was “Dertosa,” which is why its inhabitants are still called "Dertosenses" today. Almost XF. Est...6000,00.
Santo Domingo
Catholic Kings (1474-1504). 2 maravedis. Burgos. Struck for Santo Domingo. (Cal-70). Anv.: FY crowned. + FERNANDVS : ET : HELISABET : D. Rev.: Crowned F between B-B acoted with roundels. + FERNANDVS : ET : HELISABET : eagle head. . 3,04 g. A good sample for this type. Very rare. Choice VF/VF. Est...900,00.
Panama Countermark
Catholic Kings (1474-1504). 1 real. No mint mark. (Cal-479). Anv.: FERDI(N)ANDVS ET : REDVS : ET. Rev.: + REX : ENA : EGINA : CAST : LEGIO⠸. . 3,27 g. Clearly and bold 'P' countermark on the reverse, attributed to Panama, on a 1 real without mintmark and with a shield between dotted crosses. Slight double strike on the reverse. Rare legends, with 'REDVS' on the obverse, which in Latin means 'he who returns'. Patina. Fine crack. Very rare, especially on this host coin. Choice VF. Est...2000,00.
Only 4 known specimens
Catholic Kings (1474-1504). 4 reales. Granada. (Cal-546 var.). (Bautista-1328, Plate Coin). Anv.: FERNANDVS : ET : hELISABET ◦ . Shield between G - IIII. Rev.: + REX : ET REGINA : CAST ◦ LIGION : AR. G below yoke and arrows, cruciform ornament to left of yoke. . 13,61 g. Very round and full legends. Nice patina. Only 4 known specimens. Extremely rare. Choice VF. Est...5000,00.
NGC - MS 63 Top Pop!!
Catholic Kings (1474-1504). 1/2 castellano. Sevilla. (Cal-589). (Tauler-3). (Bautista-2177). Anv.: + (QVOS) : DEVS : CONIVNGIT : hOMO : N. Busts facing and crowned. Rev.: FERDINANDVS x ET : ELISABET : RE. Castles and lions quartered in shield, on the sides S-S. . 2,30 g. The crown does not divide the legend. Gorgeous colour. Sharply struck. Very rare, even more in this grade. Slabbed by NGC as MS 63. (Top Pop), the finest known in the NGC census. Est...7000,00.
Catholic Kings (1474-1504). 1/2 excelente. Burgos. (Cal-622). (Bautista-0263). Anv.: + : FERNANDVS : D : G ✶ REX : CASTELLE : . F crowned. Rev.: + : hELISABET : D : G : REGINA : CASTE (Parsley) : . Y crowned, B below. . 1,78 g. Extremely rare. We only have evidence of one specimen auctioned in recent years, the one belonging to the Archer M. Huntington collection (HSA 6720), both examples sharing the same dies. Choice VF/Almost XF. Est...5000,00.
Catholic Kings (1474-1504). Double excelente. Sevilla. (Cal-732). (Bautista-2223). Anv.: FERANDUS : ET : hELISABET : D : GRA : REX : ET :. Rev.: : SUB : UNBRA : : ALARUM : TUARUM : PRO ·:. . 6,98 g. Cross of dots above the busts and below S flanked by four dots and star. Slightly wavy flan. Choice VF. Est...2500,00.
Catholic Kings (1474-1504). Double excelente. Sevilla. (Cal-742). (Tauler-251). Anv.: + FERNANDVS · ELISABE · DEIGRACIA · REX. Rev.: · SVB · VNBRA LARVN TVARV ·. . 6,96 g. Dot and ermine between the busts, S above flanked by 4 dots. Nice color. Very scarce, even more in this condition. XF. Est...3500,00.
No mintmark - AU 53 Top Pop!!
Catholic Kings (1474-1504). Double excelente. No mint mark. Segovia. (Cal-765). (Tauler-286). Anv.: ✷FERNANDVS : ET : hELISABET : D : G : REX : ET : RE. Rev.: ·SVB : VNBRA : ALARVM : TVARVM : PROT·. . 6,95 g. Without mintmark. Star at the beginning of the legend. Attributed to the Segovia mint due to the style. Missing in most of the specialized collections. Extremely rare. Very few known specimens, we have only recovered 3 other specimens auctioned in the last 25 years. Slabbed by PCGS as AU 53. (Top Pop), the finest known in the PCGS census.
Desirable pedigree, From the cover page of the Cabrera Collection, Áureo (19/10/1999), lot 438. From the John Whitney Walter Collection. Ex Coin Galleries Auction, April 2002. Ex Stack's Bowers (8/14/2018), lot 21545. Est...6000,00.
1/2 real Santo Domingo!!
Charles-Joanna (1504-1555). 1/2 real. ND. Santo Domingo. (Sedwick/Rudman-Tipo HR.4). (Cal-57). Anv.: (+ CARO)LVS · ET · IhO·ANA · RE.... Rev.: + CARO(LVS · ET · IhO)ANA · REISIP. . 1,17 g. No assayer (F), mintmark P to left and S to right. Missing flan and slightly warped, however, most of the legends are still visible.
According to Cori Sedwick and Isaac Rudman's study on the silver coinage of Charles and Joanna of Santo Domingo, indicate 3 known specimens of this variety. This would be the fourth known specimen. Extremely rare. Choice VF. Est...1500,00.
1 real Santo Domingo!!
Charles-Joanna (1504-1555). 1 real. ND. Santo Domingo. S-P. (Sedwick/Rudman-Tipo 1R.9). (Cal-78). (Cy-3060). Anv.: CRAOLVS ET : IHOANA : REX. Rev.: ✠ CAROLAS ✷ ET ✷ IOANA ✷ (REIS) ✷ E. . 3,15 g. Mint mark "S" on the left and "P" on the right, with three stars at the top and one star at the bottom of the pillars.
Very well-centered struck with all details perfectly visible, with only a slight minting void affecting part of the crown and the end of the reverse legend. Dark patina with slight roughness on its surface.
This is an outstanding specimen of one of the most challenging Reales in the entire Spanish colonial series, of which only a few are known, most of them bearing defects or corrosion and rarely available at auction.
This type corresponds to variant 9 from the study by Cori Sedwick and Isaac Rudman on The Silver Coinage of Juana and Charles of Santo Domingo, presented at the latest Convention of Historians and Numismatists held in Santo Domingo in 2023.
Without a doubt, this is a remarkable example, sure to attract considerable attention among collectors of this period. Almost XF. Est...12000,00.
M-A/G - VF Details
Charles-Joanna (1504-1555). 4 reales. ND (1544). Mexico. M-A/G. (Cal-131). . 13,31 g. "Late Series". Rare veriety assayer A/G at the left of the shield. Very round flan and full legends. Some scratches on the shield. Patina. Slabbed by NGC as VF Details, Environmental damage, Tooled. Est...600,00.
NGC - MS 62
Charles-Joanna (1504-1555). 1 escudo. ND (ca. 1543). Toledo. M. (Cal-202). (Tauler-29a). Anv.: (IOANA : E)T : CAROLVS : D . Rev.: + HISPANI)ARVM ◦ )REGES ◦ SICILI. . 3,36 g. Shield between To-M✷. Slight double strike. Rara. Slabbed by NGC as MS 62. Only 2 finer specimens in the NGC census. Est...3000,00.
NGC - MS64 Top Pop!!
Philip II (1556-1598). 4 reales. ND. Sevilla. (Cal-573). (Jarabo-Sanahuja-A617). . 13,69 g. Shield between S - IIII. Double assayer, squared d on reverse. Original luster. Soft tone. Sharply struck. Gorgeous specimen. Very rare in this condition. Slabbed by NGC as MS 64. (Top Pop), the finest known in the NGC census. Est...2000,00.
NGC - MS 65 Top Pop!!
Philip II (1556-1598). 4 reales. ND (ca.1578). Toledo. M. (Cal-599). (Jarabo-Sanahuja-A829). . 13,68 g. Mintmark and assayer M/T on the left, value IIII on the right. Different style of the castles and lions. Nice old cabinet tone. Very attractive. Rarely encountered this good struck. Slabbed by NGC as MS 65 (Top Pop), the finest known in the NGCand PCGS census. Est...1500,00.
NGC - AU 55
Philip II (1556-1598). 8 reales. 1597. Segovia. (Cal-718). (Jarabo-Sanahuja-A477). . 27,64 g. OMNIVM type. Aqueduct with two rows of ive arches. Mintmark and value between parsley ornaments. Nice old cabinet tone and attractive iridiscent shades. Superb specimen. Very are, even more in this state of preservation. Encapsulated by NGC as AU 55, in our opinion it should be considered a better grade. Only 2 finer specimen in the NGC and PCGS census. AU. Est...4000,00.
NGC - MS63 Top Pop!!
Philip II (1556-1598). 8 reales. 1596. Sevilla. B. (Cal-741). (Jarabo-Sanahuja-A588). . 27,26 g. Mintmark, value and assayer to left and date to right. Nice old cabinet tone. Rare in this state of preservation. Slabbed by NGC as MS 63 (Top Pop), the finest known in the NGC census. Est...1800,00.
NGC - MS 64 Top Pop!!
Philip II (1556-1598). 8 reales. ND (1566-1588). Valladolid. A. (Cal-763). (Jarabo-Sanahuja-A983, Plate coin). . 27,31 g. Mintmark (wavy lines) to left flanking by dots, value 8 in Arabic and assayer A without crossbar to right surmounted by a roundel. Soft and attractive monetary patina. Very rare in this grade. Slabbed by NGC as MS 64. (Top Pop), the finest known in the NGC and PCGS census. Est...5000,00.
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