238, Lot: 695. Estimate $100. Sold for $185. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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MEXICO, Colonial. Carlos III. King of Spain, 1759-1788. AR 8 Real (38mm, 26.95 g, 12h). Mexico City mint. Dated 1766. CARLVS · III · D · G · HISPAN · ET IND · REX, crowned Spanish coat-of-arms / VTRAQVE VNVM, crowned hemispheres, set on Gibralter, between crowned and banner-entwined pillars of Hercules; all set on ocean; mintmark in legend; date in exergue. ME 11944; SCM 105. Good VF, toned, Chinese chop marks on obverse and reverse.