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2 reales: CM.146-2009

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Mint: Mexico City
Ruler: Charles III (1759-88)

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Description

Charles III (1759-88), AR 2 reales, Mexico City mint, 1781, countermarked in New York on obverse in six lines ‘ADMIT / TO / WOOD’S / MINSTRELS / 444 BDWAY / N.Y.’ (Brunk, American and Canadian Countermarked Coins, no. 44140). From Aureo & Calic? sale 17 Dec. 2008, lot 428.

Notes

History note: Under Review

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (2009) by Aureo Subastas Numismáticas S.A.

Dating

Production date: AD 1781

Components of the work

Object

Materials used in production

Silver

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.146-2009
Primary reference Number: 246771
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Created: Monday 7 September 2020 Updated: Thursday 7 December 2023 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Coins and Medals

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