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Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction 22-26 Aug 2022
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PERU. Silver Proclamation Medal (4 Reales), 1789. Lima Mint. Charles IV. PCGS MS-64.
Fonrobert-8942; Medina-180; Herrera-156. Diameter: 35mm. Commemorating the proclaiming of Charles as the king in Lima. Obverse: Crowned coat-of-arms of Spain within Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece; Reverse: Crowned coat-of-arms of Lima: double eagle with K I (for Karolus [Charles/Carlos] and Ioanna [Johanna/Juana]) and crowns on breast; crowned Pillars of Hercules to left and right. Incredibly attractive and radiant, this near-Gem shimmers with a slate gray hue and hints of olive-champagne as one approaches the peripheries. The finest of just six seen at PCGS for this SCARCE and charming type, and the only such specimen to attain a Mint State grade. To view all items from the Pat Johnson Collection, click here.
From the Pat Johnson Collection.
Estimate: $1000 - $2000
Fonrobert-8942; Medina-180; Herrera-156. Diameter: 35mm. Commemorating the proclaiming of Charles as the king in Lima. Obverse: Crowned coat-of-arms of Spain within Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece; Reverse: Crowned coat-of-arms of Lima: double eagle with K I (for Karolus [Charles/Carlos] and Ioanna [Johanna/Juana]) and crowns on breast; crowned Pillars of Hercules to left and right. Incredibly attractive and radiant, this near-Gem shimmers with a slate gray hue and hints of olive-champagne as one approaches the peripheries. The finest of just six seen at PCGS for this SCARCE and charming type, and the only such specimen to attain a Mint State grade. To view all items from the Pat Johnson Collection, click here.
From the Pat Johnson Collection.
Estimate: $1000 - $2000