The Roehrs Collection of West Indies Cut and Countermarked Coins (Part I)

Martinique, ——— Twenty-Two Livres per gros, Portugal, Joseph I, Four Escudos, 1768, Lisbon, obv. countermarked 22 above eagle raised within a shaped indent, 12.58g/194.1 gr (Gordon 19; Prid. p.242, fig. 22; VG 22). Coin fine, clipped around the edge and with possible trace of mounting, granular surface, countermark better, rare
£2,000-2,500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Cut and Countermarked Coins formed by the late Edward Roehrs.

View
Collection

Provenance: Bt 1982