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January 2015 NYINC Auction - Sess. B 10 January 2015
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MEXICO. Yucatan. Cast Silver Proclamation Medal, 1724. Luis I (1724). VERY FINE.
26.4 mm; 6.14 gms. Gr-LI-17 (plate coin); Med-unlisted; Her-unlisted; Betts-unlisted. EXTREMELY RARE and probably UNIQUE. Crude bust of Luis I right; Reverse: Crowned arms of Merida. The medals produced in the Yucatan during this period are all unique to one degree. Although cast from the same basic "madre" or "mother coin" (Grove LI-16/17), the legends were then hand engraved after the medal was chased. Virtually every known medal has legend variants that deviate in one way or another. In some cases the medals are only engraved on the obverse, while in other cases they are engraved on both sides. Due to their hand made nature variants and abbreviations also occur. The example offered here is only engraved on the obverse: "S.D.I.R. VCTN 1724" for Senor Don Luis Rex - Yucatan - 1724. Similar to Grove-LI-16 but with different obverse lettering and lacking any reverse lettering. Fields lightly chased. Pierced at one o'clock for suspension, some contemporary gilding. VERY FINE.
From the John Adams Collection.
Estimate: $3500.00- $5000.00
26.4 mm; 6.14 gms. Gr-LI-17 (plate coin); Med-unlisted; Her-unlisted; Betts-unlisted. EXTREMELY RARE and probably UNIQUE. Crude bust of Luis I right; Reverse: Crowned arms of Merida. The medals produced in the Yucatan during this period are all unique to one degree. Although cast from the same basic "madre" or "mother coin" (Grove LI-16/17), the legends were then hand engraved after the medal was chased. Virtually every known medal has legend variants that deviate in one way or another. In some cases the medals are only engraved on the obverse, while in other cases they are engraved on both sides. Due to their hand made nature variants and abbreviations also occur. The example offered here is only engraved on the obverse: "S.D.I.R. VCTN 1724" for Senor Don Luis Rex - Yucatan - 1724. Similar to Grove-LI-16 but with different obverse lettering and lacking any reverse lettering. Fields lightly chased. Pierced at one o'clock for suspension, some contemporary gilding. VERY FINE.
From the John Adams Collection.
Purchased from Ponterio & Associates October, 2000.
Ex: Lavin Collection.
Estimate: $3500.00- $5000.00