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Muscat and Saudi Arabia gold Fantasy Counterstamped 8 Escudos ND (20th Century) VF (Polished), KM-X Unl. Displays fantasy Saudi Arabia and Muscat countermarks struck on a Charles III 8 Escudos 1787 Mo-FM, Mexico City mint (cf. KM156.2a). An intriguing and visually striking issue, particularly considering the peculiar host, a large gold type, found the two countermarks--one a round stamp with palm tree and legend Jazīrat al-ʻArab (Arabian Peninsula) and the other "Muscat" written out in Arabic. The Muscat stamp is know most often on Maria Theresa talers and 5 Francs of Napoleon III, though this is the first such example of a gold host that we have seen.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/saudi-arabia/saudi-arabia-muscat-and-saudi-arabia-gold-fantasy-counterstamped-8-escudos-nd-20th-century-vf-polished-/a/3091-32810.s?type=CoinArchives3091
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 1500-2000 USD
Muscat and Saudi Arabia gold Fantasy Counterstamped 8 Escudos ND (20th Century) VF (Polished), KM-X Unl. Displays fantasy Saudi Arabia and Muscat countermarks struck on a Charles III 8 Escudos 1787 Mo-FM, Mexico City mint (cf. KM156.2a). An intriguing and visually striking issue, particularly considering the peculiar host, a large gold type, found the two countermarks--one a round stamp with palm tree and legend Jazīrat al-ʻArab (Arabian Peninsula) and the other "Muscat" written out in Arabic. The Muscat stamp is know most often on Maria Theresa talers and 5 Francs of Napoleon III, though this is the first such example of a gold host that we have seen.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/saudi-arabia/saudi-arabia-muscat-and-saudi-arabia-gold-fantasy-counterstamped-8-escudos-nd-20th-century-vf-polished-/a/3091-32810.s?type=CoinArchives3091
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 1500-2000 USD