½ Real "½ Groat" T countermarked ½ Real "½ Groat" of Philip III
Features
| Issuer |
Municipality of Tortosa
(Province of Tarragona)  |
|---|---|
| Count |
Philip III (1621-1665)
|
| Type | Emergency coinage › Official necessity coins |
| Year | 1643 |
| Value | ½ Real (½ ral) (1⁄20) |
| Currency | Pound |
| Composition | Silver (.958 or .931) |
| Weight | 1.3 g |
| Diameter | 18 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Countermarked, Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 544975 |
| References | KM# – Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Xavier Calicó; 2008. Numismática española: Catálogo general con precios de todas las monedas españolas acuñadas desde los Reyes Católicos hasta Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001 = Spanish Numismatics (10th Edition). Áureo & Calicó, Barcelona, Spain. Áureo & Calicó (publisher); 2019. Numismática Española: Catálogo de todas las monedas emitidas desde los Reyes Católicos hasta Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020 = Spanish Numismatics. Áureo & Calicó, Barcelona, Spain. Miquel Crusafont i Sabater; 2001. Història de la moneda de la guerra dels Segadors: Primera República catalana 1640-1652 = History of the coins of the Reapers' War. Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Barcelona, Spain. |
Obverse
Bust of Philip III facing left. Legend around, between inner solid and outer beaded circles.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
T
· PHILIPP9 D G · HISPAN · R
Unabridged legend: Philippus Dei Gratia Hispaniarum Rex.
Translation: Philip, king of the Spains by the grace of God.
Reverse
Short cross, annulet in 1st and 4th angles, three bezants in 2nd and 3rd angles. Legend around, between beaded circles.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ✠ BARCINO CIVITAS 1611
Translation: City of Barcelona.
Mint
Tortosa, SpainComments
The base type is a ½ Real “½ Groat” coin of Catalan Pound of King Philip III minted in Barcelona, and the countermark is a “T”. Different base types could have been used, but currently only examples of short cross 1611-1619 exist.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (1643) | 
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$ 460 | Base type: Short cross 1611-1619 | ||||||||||||
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
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Multiple sales of the same specimen:
Aureo & CalicóAuction 460 Lot 292 
|
4 Dec 2025 |
VF (MBC) |
USD 464.39
(EUR 400.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Aureo & Calicó Auction 386 Lot 2262
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17 Mar 2022 |
VF (MBC) |
USD 464.39
(EUR 400.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Multiple sales of the same specimen:
Aureo & CalicóAuction 357 Lot 1264
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16 Dec 2020 |
VF (MBC-) |
USD 696.58
(EUR 600.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Aureo & Calicó Auction 337 Lot 687
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16 Oct 2019 |
VF (MBC-) |
Unsold | |
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