Cartagena(?), Colombia, billon or copper 1/4 real, obverse with rosette below NR and 1/4 (ca. 1815), unique. Restrepo-102.1; Cal-unl; KM-unl. 0.60 gram. Dark and corroded surfaces, also a bit uneven in strike, but with clear lion on one side and NR-1/4 on other side, the latter with rosette at bottom instead of top, first specimen known of this variety within a very rare type. Pedigreed to the Gran Colombia collection.
($1000-1500)