CNG 99, Lot: 1192. Estimate $500. Sold for $500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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MEXICO, Colonial. Carlos IV. King of Spain, 1788-1808. Gilt Æ Proclamation Medal (42mm, 33.80 g, 12h). Puebla de Los Ángeles. Ciudad de México (Mexico City) mint. By G. A. Gil. Struck 1789-1790. IN * DIE * INAUGURATIONIS * DOMINI * NTRI * CAROLI * QUARTI *, laureate bust right, wearing the Orden de Carlos III / * ANGELOPOLITANA * ECCLESIA * SEDE * VACANTE *, coat-of-arms of the archdiocese with laurel supporters, shield in ornate frame set on tablet. Grove C-131b; Medina 226; Herrera 194. EF, slight double strike on obverse, some hairlines.