CNG 97, Lot: 954. Estimate $2000. Sold for $2200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MEXICO, Colonial. Carlos III. King of Spain, 1759-1788. AR Proclamation Medal (67mm, 12h). Commemorating the Academia de San Carlos de Mexico. By Geronimo A. Gil. Struck 1788. * CAROLUS * III * HISPANIARUM * ET * INDIARUM * REX * (from 9 o’clock to 4 o’clock clockwise)/MEXICANA * ACADEMIA * FUNDATORI * SUO (from 9 o’clock to 4 o’clock counterclockwise), draped bust right, wearing a sash and the Order of the Golden Fleece / QUI * INGENUAS * * REVOCAVIT * ARTES * (“Who renewed the Liberal Arts”), the elaborate sepulcher of Carlos III; in exergue, * EXTINCTUS */* AMABITUR * IDEM * in two lines ( “Although deceased, he is still loved”). Grove K-84a. In NGC encapsulation graded AU 55. Very rare in silver.

Ex Heritage (NYINC, 7 January 2013), lot 22303.

The sepulcher of Carlos III is located at The Royal Seat of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, which was built by King Philip II of Spain for several purposes, one being the final resting place of the Kings of Spain. The complex includes a palace, basilica, monastery and library. The Royal Crypt is located beneath the basilica and convent. There are two separate Pantheons containing the remains: The Pantheon of Kings contains the remains of Kings and Queens, who were also mothers of Spanish Kings; and The Pantheon of Infantes is the resting place of other members of the Royal Family. Initially, the remains are taken to one of two decaying chambers (pudridero), where they are placed into a leaden urn and remain for 20 to 30 years. These urns are then interred into the marble sepulchers, or tombs, in either the Pantheon of Kings or the Pantheon of Infantes.