Spanish States, Kingdom of Castile and León. Pedro I el Cruel (the Cruel, 1350-1369) AV Dobla de 35 Maravedís. Sevilla (Seville) mint, first period, struck 1350-1366. ✠ PЄTRVS : DЄI : GRACIA : RЄX : CASTЄLLЄ, castle façade, S below; all within angled polylobe / ✠ PЄTRVS : DЄI : GRACIA : RЄX : LЄGIOꞂIS ❀, lion rampant to left within angled polylobe. Grierson, Coins of Medieval Europe, p. 153; ME 1282; MEC 6, 532; Friedberg 108. 4.54g, 26mm, 1h.
Mint State; a magnificent example of the type.
From the Long Valley River Collection;
Ex World-Wide Coins of California (James F. Elmen), Auction XXV, 5 May 1994, lot 260.
Price realized | 6'000 GBP |
Starting price | 2'700 GBP |
Estimate | 4'500 GBP |