Auction Catalogue

8 October 1999

Starting at 12:00 PM

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British and World Coins

The Westbury Hotel  37 Conduit Street  London  W1S 2YF

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Lot

№ 1120

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8 October 1999

Hammer Price:
£1,700

Mexico, Charles and Joanna, Four-Reale, Mexico c. 1541., Assayer Pedro de Espina. : karolvs: n : et iohana re: Crowned shield with emblems of Castile, Leon and Granada; on left and right, M-P reverse hispaniarvm et indiarvm re around crowned pillars of Hercules, connected by panel with plvs between annulets; above, 4. unpublished, for type cf. Nesmith 16 and cct - 84 (both obverse assayer M-F, but this reverse die)., for assayer see Nesmith 18 (Half- Real with P (Pedro de Espina) - M. KM-). Extremely rare with fine light grey tone, extremely fine (£2,500-3,000)