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

Martinique, Authority of September 1805, Twenty-Two Livres per gros, Portugal, John V, Two Escudos, 1735, Lisbon, obv. countermarked 22 above eagle raised within a shaped indent, 5.69g/87.8 gr (denomination not recorded by Gordon or VG). Coin about fine and clipped around the edge, countermark very fine, extremely rare and a very early date for a host coin £2,500-3,000

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: Bt Platt August 1965