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LOT 4276
Mexico (New Spain). Carlos IV, King of Spain AR 8 Reales. Dated 1806TH. Possibly contemporary counterfeit.
CAROLUS · IIII · DEI · GRATIA, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right; date below / · HISPAN · ET IND · REX · Mo · 8R · T · H ·, crowned coat-of-arms between Pillars of Hercules. Cf. KM 109. Good Fine. Graffiti and chopmark on obverse.(20.99gr, 39mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 4276
Mexico (New Spain). Carlos IV, King of Spain AR 8 Reales.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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