Triton XIV, Lot: 1592. Estimate $400. Sold for $350. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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VIRREINATO DE NUEVA ESPAÑA, Mexico. Carlos III. King of Spain, 1759-1788. AR 8 Reales. Milled columnario type. Ciudad de México mint; Manuel de León and Manuel Assorín, assayers.
Dated 1760Mo MM. (rosette) CAROLVS · III · D · G · HISPAN · ET IND · REX, crowned abbreviated royal coat-of-arms; ·/M/M/(rosette) to left, (rosette)/8/(rosette) to right / (rosette) VTRAQUE VNUM (
[He made them] both one) (rosette), crowned western and eastern hemispheres; to right and left, crowned composite column with encircling banner inscribed PLUS VLT(RA) (
further beyond); all set on ground rising out of ocean waves; in exergue, mintmark and rosette on either side of 1760. Edge: wreath. Gilboy M-8-37; ME 11885; Calicó 884. In NGC slab graded XF 45, toned.
From the Patrick H.C. Tan Collection.