Auction Catalogue

28 September 2010

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

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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№ 117 x

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28 September 2010

Hammer Price:
£95

St. Bartholomew (St. Barts), One Stuiver (c. 1797), a billon flan, perhaps a Sous Marques or a Cayenne 2 Sous, one side countermarked with a crown raised within a shaped indent, 1.53g/23.6 gr (Olrog type 1; KM. 2.1). Coin worn smooth, countermark very fine, rare £70-90

Provenance: ‘Bostonian’ Collection, Bank Leu Auction 51 (Zurich), 24-6 October 1990, lot 1281 (part)