View source for Spain 1677/6-B A 4 escudos

[[Image:Spain K294-3281.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 294, lot 3281]]

This specimen was lot 3281 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €9,000 (about US$12,130 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SPANIEN, KÖNIGREICH, Carlos II. 1665-1700. 4 Escudos 1677/6, Barcelona. In US-Plastikholder der NGC mit der Bewertung AU 55. GOLD. Von großer Seltenheit. Sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' (kingdom of [[Spain]], Charles II, 1665-1700, four escudos of 1677/6, Barcelona mint, in NGC AU-55 holder. Very rare, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This date is not listed in the SCWC or Cayón; we presume it is rare. The type was struck 1676-84, 1697-99. The Segovia was already producing milled four escudos ([[Spain 1683-Seg BR 4 escudos|KM 185.2]]).

''Reported Mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 13.73 g, .917 fine gold, .404 troy oz ASW.

''Catalog reference:'' Cayón-unlisted, KM 185.1 (unlisted date), Fr-221; Calicó 351/352.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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.
* 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. 
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, ''Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

''Link to:''
* [[Spain 1673-S M 8 escudos|1673-S 8 escudos]]
* [[Spain 1676-B 4 escudos|1676-B 4 escudos]]
* [[Spain 1682-Seg M 2 reales|1682-Seg 2 reales]]
* [[Spain 1683-Seg BR real|1683-Seg 1 real]]
* [[Spain 1683-Seg BR escudo|1683-Seg 1 escudo]]
* [[Spain 1683-Seg BR 4 escudos|1683-Seg 4 escudos]]
* [[Spain 1700-S M 4 escudos|1700-S 4 escudos]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1677]]
* return to [[Spanish pre-decimal coinage (maravedis, reales and escudos)]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 293, 294]]