A Masterpiece of the Die Engraver’s Art

Sale: Triton X, Lot: 1168. Estimate $10000.  Closing Date: Monday, 8 January 2007.  Sold For $24000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SPAIN, Castile & León. Fernando V & Isabel I (Los Reyes Católicos - the Catholic royals). 1474-1504. AV Double Excelente (7.03 g, 5h). Toledo mint. Struck after 1497. + FERNANDuS ET ELISABET D G REX ET R (double annulet stops), crowned busts of Ferdinand and Isabel, vis-à-vis; pellet between busts / SVB VMBRA ALARVMTVARVM (annulet stops), nimbate eagle facing, head left, with wings displayed, crowned royal coat-of-arms on breast; cross of five pellets to left, T to right of shield. ME 2948 var. (no T); Calicó and Trigo 78; Friedberg 130. Superb EF. A masterpiece of the die engraver’s art.

From the Collection of a California Gentleman.