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SPAIN - FERDINAND VI 1/2 Escudo 1753 Madrid AU

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Estimate :	500 €
Price :	376 €
Maximum bid :	450 €
End of the sale :	25 October 2022 19:55:22
bidders :	4 bidders

Type : 1/2 Escudo

Date: 1753

Mint name / Town : Madrid

Quantity minted : -

Metal : gold

Millesimal fineness : 917 ‰

Diameter : 15, mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 1,78 g.

Edge : cordonnée

Coments on the condition:

Monnaie anciennement nettoyée

Catalogue references :

KM/WC.18/378

Obverse

Obverse legend : .FERDINAND. VI. D. G. / 1753.

Obverse description : Tête nue de Ferdinand VI à droite.

Obverse translation : (Ferdinand VI, par la grâce de Dieu).

Reverse

Reverse legend : HISPANIARUM. REX. / J. (M COURONNÉE). B..

Reverse description : Écu couronné écartelé aux 1 et 4 de Castille, aux 2 et 3 de Léon.

Reverse translation : (Roi d'Espagne).

Commentary

Pour le demi-escudo en or qui correspond à 8 reales d'argent, soit un ratio or/argent 1:15,8, très proche de la France, il y a cinq types différents pour l'atelier de Madrid : le premier frappé en 1746 qui est la pièce de proclamation ; le second type a été fabriqué de 1746 à 1748 ; le troisième type de 1748 à 1751 ; le quatrième type de 1751 à 1756 et le dernier de 1756 à 1759.
For the gold half-escudo which corresponds to 8 silver reales, i.e. a gold/silver ratio of 1:15.8, very close to France, there are five different types for the Madrid mint: the first struck in 1746 which is the proclamation coin; the second type was made from 1746 to 1748; the third type from 1748 to 1751; the fourth type from 1751 to 1756 and the last from 1756 to 1759