Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 1867. Estimate $1500.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 January 2006.  Sold For $1500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

COLUMBIA, Colonial. Carlos IV, King of Spain. 1788-1808. AV 8 Escudos (26.97 g, 12h). Popayan mint; Juan José Truxillo y Mutienx , assayer. Dated 1802. CAROL • IIII • D • G • HISP • ET IND • R •, draped and cuirassed bust right; date below / • AUSPICE • DEO • IN • UTROQ • FELIX •, crowned royal coat-of-arms within Order of the Golden Fleece; 8 S flanking, P, JF below. ME 13724; Calicó & Trigo 73; KM 62.2; Friedberg 52. Superb EF, weak strike on the highpoints, reflective fields. ($1500)

From the John F. Sullivan Collection.