Coins of the West Indies from the Collection of the late Edward Roehrs (Part II)

Double Island Issues, Montserrat-Tortola, Quarter-Dollar, a cut quarter segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, one side countermarked m thrice raised within a square indent, and tirtila raised within a shaped indent [type II], other side countermarked with Montserrat design twice raised within a shaped indent 5.44g/83.9gr (Prid. 45, this coin [Sale, lot 238, this coin]). Coin worn smooth, countermarks fine, extremely rare and unusual with a double Montserrat couped cross countermark
£500-700

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: H.M. Lingford Collection; F. Pridmore Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 21-2 September 1981, lot 238 [from Baldwin]; bt I. Rudman