247, Lot: 448. Estimate $150. Sold for $150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MEXICO, Colonial. Fernando VI. King of Spain, 1746-1759. AR 2 Reales (26mm, 6.61 g, 12h). Milled columnario type. Mexico City mint; Manuel de León, assayer. Dated 1748. FRD · VI · D · F · HISP · ET IND · R, crowned royal coat-of-arms / VTRA QUE VNUM, crowned western and eastern hemispheres; to right and left, crowned Pillars of Hercules with encircling banner inscribed PLVS VLTR (further beyond); all set on ground rising out of ocean waves. Gilboy M-2-21; ME 10374; Calicó 488; KM 86. Good VF, toned.

From the WBP Collection.