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Carlos II gold 8 Escudos 1700 S-M AU50 PCGS, Seville mint, KM233.3, Fr-218a. Cross potent within polylobe / Crowned coat-of-arms within Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece. With only one example graded higher by PCGS, this exceptional and desirable one-year type boasts an attractive strike and pleasing light golden-orange tone, as well as some remaining luster. One of the final issues produced under the troubled king Carlos II, nicknamed 'el Hechizado' on account of his numerous ailments which stemmed from the pedigree collapse of the Habsburg dynasty.
Ex. Heritage 3026 (25 September 2013), lot 25818
HID02901242017
Estimate: 8000-12000 USD
Carlos II gold 8 Escudos 1700 S-M AU50 PCGS, Seville mint, KM233.3, Fr-218a. Cross potent within polylobe / Crowned coat-of-arms within Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece. With only one example graded higher by PCGS, this exceptional and desirable one-year type boasts an attractive strike and pleasing light golden-orange tone, as well as some remaining luster. One of the final issues produced under the troubled king Carlos II, nicknamed 'el Hechizado' on account of his numerous ailments which stemmed from the pedigree collapse of the Habsburg dynasty.
Ex. Heritage 3026 (25 September 2013), lot 25818
HID02901242017
Estimate: 8000-12000 USD