Description: KM-18; Cal-136; Nesmith-94A. Weight: 13.48 gms. Late Series Up for auction is a really nice Charles and Johanna late series 4 reales silver coin, minted towards the latter half of the period from 1542-1572 in Mexico City. Charles I of Spain, who eventually became Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, was the son of Philip of Burgundy and Johanna, the daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain. Upon the death of Ferdinand, Charles succeeded the throne of Spain, and in order to keep Spain united politically, theoretically ruled with his mother, who by then had gone insane and was locked up by her son in a castle. Charles was the first king of the great Spanish empire, comprising then of the six Spanish kingdoms (Castile, Aragon, Navarre, Granada, Valencia, and Catalonia); the Italian kingdoms of Naples, Sicily, and Sardinia; a portion of the Netherlands; portions of North Africa; and the new Spanish colonies of North and South America. This is an example of some of the early pre-cob coinage that came out of the first mint in the New World (in Mexico City) that he ordered built to process the vast amount of precious metals being mined in the colonies. The front of the coin features the shield of Leon and Castile -- containing two lions and two castles with a tiny pomegranate below. The assayer L refers to assayer Luis Rodriquez and the M signifies the Mexico City mint. On the back are two columns representing the "Pillars of Hercules" (aka the Strait of Gibralter) with the bannerless motto "Plus Ultra" or "More Beyond." The details are really excellent on this PCGS slabbed coin. Shipped by Priority Mail
Price: 799.99 USD
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
End Time: 2024-09-09T21:33:54.000Z
Shipping Cost: 10 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Denomination: 4 Reales
Historical Period: Colonial (up to 1821)
Composition: Silver
Country/Region of Manufacture: Mexico
Certification: PCGS
