★ Lovely Catalonia Double Principats ★

SPAIN. Catalonia. 2 Principats, 1521. Barcelona Mint. Charles & Joanna. NGC EF-45.
Fr-35; Cayon-3153; Cal-Type 6 #6 (plate coin). Legend variety "ARAGONVM". Letters BK appear sideways over facing crowned busts divided by scepter, legend "+IOANNA ET CAROLVS REGES ARAGONVM"; Reverse: Broad open coronet divides "COMITES BARCELINONE. P.V. 1521", circle surrounds an eight-pointed shield bearing the devices of Aragon, Sicily and Jerusalem. An attractive example of the type exhibiting bold central design features with nearly complete legends on a nice broad flan. It is believed that this EXTREMELY RARE survivor is the finest known of this desirable type and will repay the most careful study. Portraying Carlos I (later Emperor Charles V) and his mentally ill mother Juana la Loca, this coin of the Barcelona Mint emphasizes their titles as Counts of Barcelona, and by extension recalls the Mediterranean empire of Aragon before the hegemony of Castile overshadowed the other regions of Spain. The Double Principat was equal to the Gold Corona, Escudo or Double Ducado.
Ex: Stack's Auction January 14, 2008, Lot # 3330.
Estimate: $75000.00- $100000.00