The Collection of Cut and Countermarked Coins formed by the late Edward Roehrs

Unattributed, SPAIN, Louis I, 2 Réales (Pistareen), 1724f, Segovia, rev. countermarked with raised 3 within a rectagular indent, 5.46g/84.2gr (Prid. Not Attributed 30). Edge flaw at 3 o’clock, otherwise about fine £50-70

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: J.J. Ford Jr Collection, Glendining Auction, 16 October 1989, lot 237.

See R. Lyall, West Indies Coinage – Some New Discoveries (Spink, 1998), where it is suggested that this countermark could be attributed to St Eustatius, c. 1801