The Siege of Barcelona, 1651-1652

CNG 93, Lot: 1829. Estimate $500. Sold for $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SPAIN, Cataluña. Barcelona. AR 10 Reales Obsidonales (21mm, 3.06 g, 6h). Siege issue. Stuck by the Franco-Catalan garrison under the command of Philippe de la Mothe-Houdancourt. Dated 1652. Laureate and draped bust of Lluís XIV de França, as comte de Barcelona; value across fields / Coat-of arms of Barcelona and Aragon set on cross pattée; large annulet in first and fourth quarters, triple pellets in second and third. ME 7017; Calicó 27; Maillet 18. EF, toned, small area of weak strike at date. Very rare.