The Roehrs Collection of West Indies Cut and Countermarked Coins (Part I)

Double Island Issues, Martinique-Tortola, Quarter-Dollar, a Martinique ‘Moco’, c. 1797, cut from a MEXICO, Charles IIII, 8 Réales, 1795fm, Mexico City, with crenated edges, obv. countermarked tirtila raised within a shaped indent [type III], rev. countermarked viiv raised within a shaped indent [type V/b], 6.06g/93.5 gr (Prid. –; Pridmore, SNC September 1974, p.335, type V/b, this coin [Sale, lot 213, this coin]). Coin fair, countermarks fine, extremely rare £800-1,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Cut and Countermarked Coins formed by the late Edward Roehrs.

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Provenance: Hopkins Hoard, SNC September 1974 (60); F. Pridmore Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 21-2 September 1981, lot 213 [from Spink June 1974]