Auction Catalogue

24 September 2008

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Important British and World Coins including Important Irish Coins from a Private Collection (Part II)

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 4516

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24 September 2008

Hammer Price:
£400

Dominica, Two Bitts, a Mexico, Philip V, 2 Réales, 1740mf, Mexico City, pierced with a heart shaped hole with a patterned border on both sides [type IV], 5.32g (Prid. 18, this coin; KM. 13). Good very fine, rare (£500-600)

Provenance:
F. Pridmore Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 21-2 September 1981, lot 285, where the weight is given as 5.27g