VENEZUELA: AR 2 reales (4.81g), Caracas, "142", Cr-13.1, imitation cob (macuquina) type struck by the Royalists during the Wars of Independence (1812-21), date weak, some damage, Very Good to Fine.  

The barbarous date and the general design were intended to make it pass as a Peruvian or Bolivian cob two reales of the prior century.

NOTE: This was listed in error as 9.81g in our printed auction catalog.

Estimate: 150-200 USD