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LOT 4275
Mexico (New Spain). Carlos IV, King of Spain AR 8 Reales. Dated 1804TH. Casa de Moneda de México mint.
CAROLUS · IIII · DEI · GRATIA, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, date below / · HISPAN · ET IND · REX · Mo · 8R · T · H ·, crowned arms flanked by pillars of Hercules ornamented with banners. KM 109. Good Fine. Numerous bankers' marks.(26.62gr, 40mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.
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LOT 4275
Mexico (New Spain). Carlos IV, King of Spain AR 8 Reales.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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