Live auction - fwo_454966 - MEXICO - CHARLES III 8 Reales 1761 Mexico
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| Estimate : | 450 € |
| Price : | 260 € |
| Maximum bid : | 310 € |
| End of the sale : | 12 December 2017 18:25:48 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : 8 Reales
Date: 1761
Mint name / Town : Mexico
Quantity minted : -
Metal : silver
Diameter : 43 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 27,04 g.
Edge : decorée
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire frappé sur un flan un peu court avec des petits coups sur la tranche. Griffes dans le champ au revers. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : CAROLUS .III. D. G. HISPAN. ET. IND. REX.
Obverse description : Ecu couronné écartelé en 1 et 4 de Castille, en 2 et 3 de Léon, sur le tout d'un écu de France accosté de MM - 8.
Reverse
Reverse legend : VTRAQUE VNUM/ M (ROSE) 1761 (ROSE) M°.
Reverse description : Globes couronnés entre les colonnes d'Hercule avec Plus - ULTR.
Commentary
Type avec la croix de la couronne entre le “H” et le “S “d’ ”HISPAN”.
Historical background
MEXICO - CHARLES III
(1759-14/12/17/1788)
Charles III (20/01/1716-14/12/1788) is the eldest son of Philip V's second marriage, that with Elisabeth Farnese. He was successively Duke of Parma (1731-1735) and King of Naples (1735-1759) then he succeeded his half-brother, Ferdinand VI, as King of Spain in 1759. He married Marie-Amélie de Saxe in 1738 who gave him six children. His son Charles IV succeeded him in 1788 as King of Spain and his other son Ferdinand IV as King of Naples and the Two Sicilies (1759-1825).
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260.00 €
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