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8 reales: CM.148-2009

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Mint: Mexico City
Ruler: Ferdinand VII (1808-33)

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Description

Mexico, contemporary cast copy of Ferdinand VII (1808-33), AR 8 reales, Mexico City mint, 1810, obv. two countermarks applied c. 1813 during the insurgency from Spain, of the rebel Congress of Chilpanzingo, and of Morelos, applied sequentially in that order. From Cayón Subastas sale 11 Dec. 2008, lot 2145.

Notes

History note: Under Review

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (2009) by Cayón Jano S.L

Dating

Production date: AD 1810

Components of the work

Object

Materials used in production

Silver

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.148-2009
Primary reference Number: 246773
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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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