4 Ducats - Charles I
Features
| Issuer |
Kingdom of Valencia
(Spanish States)  |
|---|---|
| King |
Charles I (1516-1556)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1516-1544 |
| Value | 4 Ducats (21⁄5) |
| Currency | Libra |
| Composition | Gold (.990) |
| Weight | 14 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 91704 |
| References | Cal# 1 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. |
Obverse
Bust of King Charles I facing right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ✠ : CAROLVS ⋮ DEI ⋮ ⋮ GRACIƎ ⋮ REX :
Translation: Charles, king by the grace of God.
Reverse
Crowned coat of arms of Valencia.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ✠ : VALENCIA ⋮ M ⋮ : AIORICARVM :
Unabridged legend: Valentia Maioricarum.
Translation: Valencia of the Majorcans.
Mint
Valencia, Spain (1247-1748; 1809-1823)Comments
This coin was popularly called “bosqueras” (woodsmen) because they were cut down to remove their gold in the forests near Valencia. It was seized by other territories despite a royal prohibition. Faced with the need to mint new gold coins, the Valencian coat of arms of a lower fineness was adopted in 1544. The small shield with a rampant lion that appears at the bottom of the obverse is the mark of the master assayer Alfonso Sánchez Dalmau, who produced them. It can be seen that for the first time, the lettering ceased to be Gothic.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | ||||||||
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| ND (1516-1544) VA | Cal# 1Xavier 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. |
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| ND (1516-1544) VA | Cal# 2Xavier 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. |
REX.A | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 95
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Bullion value: USD 1987.47
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Actual gold weight: 0.446 oz
Current gold price: 4460.11 USD/oz (see gold price 
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