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vince1977 Pillar of the Community Netherlands 847 Posts	Posted 05/25/2015 04:45 am Hello All, I have this coin in my collection. Which looks like it is from spanish origine. I only can't find an identique example unfortunatly. I hope someone here can give me some clues how old it is and were it is from. Hope to hear from you Best wishes, Vincent Report this Post to the Staff

diatonix Valued Member Norway 89 Posts	Posted 05/25/2015 08:54 am Definitely spanish and from the "Reyes Católicos" period, maybe Fernando and Isabella. Seems to be a 1/2 real, weight should in this case be appr. 1,5 g. I'm sure, experts in this field will be able to tell you more and pinpoint mint and assayer. Report this Post to the Staff
MathieuMa Pillar of the Community France 1591 Posts	Posted 05/26/2015 03:53 am RRCC 1/2 reales from Sevilla (small S on the right part of the bottom pictures, in the central area + star in the central bottom part of the top picture for the essayer) Report this Post to the Staff
Pistareen Valued Member United States 309 Posts	Posted 05/28/2015 06:34 am I think so too. You see the. Oxen yoke of Ferdinand married to the spray of arrows of Isabella. On larger denomination coins both symbols appear conjoined on a single coin face, but with the "medio" being so small they appear on opposite faces. Within the design they would place mint mark and assayer privy marks such as "S" for Seville and in this case a five pointed star. This coin appears to have some flip over double strike issues. This is a coin from the time of Christopher Columbus. While they have been imitated in the 20th century in base metal I believe this example to be genuine. Report this Post to the Staff
vince1977 Pillar of the Community Netherlands 847 Posts	Posted 05/29/2015 04:02 am Thanks all! For taking the time to respond. Very interesting information. I like the Extra information aswell Pistareen! The time would be end of 15th century begin 16th century then in this case? Report this Post to the Staff
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