World Coins, Tokens and Medals
(W1) Peru Spanish
Colonial 1739 V 8 Escudos gold coin Lima
mint Cross of Jerusalem, lions and castles in quarters on obverse.
Reverse: Pillars PVA and date, mintmark. Obverse “Philippvs V
D G Hispaniarvm” Philip V of Spain (1700-1746). Well
struck with clear devices. Interesting early error. The PVA is in the
die as PV^ (as best as my keyboard allows). Actually an inverted V instead of an
A. Neat!
Boldly struck and well centered. Super doubloon!.........sold
(W15) Peru Spanish
Colonial 1741 V 8 Escudos gold coin Lima
mint Cross of Jerusalem, lions and castles in quarters on obverse.
Reverse: Pillars PVA and date, mintmark. Obverse “Philippvs V
D G Hispaniarvm” Philip V of Spain (1700-1746).
Well struck with clear devices........sold
Spain 1788 M Half Escudo Madrid Mint Bust of
Charles III
Charles III's foreign policy was marked by the alliance with France (the Family
Compacts) and the conflict with Britain over the control of the American possessions.
His support for France in the close of the Seven Years' War led to the loss
of Florida to the British, although this was partly compensated by the acquisition of the
French Louisiana. The rivalry with Britain also led him to support the American
revolutionaries in their War of Independence
despite his misgivings about the example it would set for the Spanish Colonies. During the
war, Spain recovered Menorca and Florida, but failed to capture
Gibraltar.
Nice vf, no problems, just a little wear...........$325.00
Spain 1786 DV Half Escudo Madrid Mint Bust of
Charles III
Charles was a thorough despot of the benevolent order, and had been deeply offended by the
real or suspected share of the Jesuits in the riot of 1766. He
therefore consented to the expulsion of the order, and was then the main advocate for its suppression. His
quarrel with the Jesuits, and the recollection of some disputes with the Pope he had had
when King of Naples turned him towards a general policy of restriction of what he saw as
the overgrown power of the Church. The number of reputedly idle clergy, and more
particularly of the monastic orders, was reduced, and the Spanish Inquisition, though
not abolished, was rendered torpid.
Very nice vf with orange toning.........$425.00
Bolivia 1852 FP Half Escudo Potosi Mint
The struggle for independence started in 1809, but sixteen years of war followed before
the republic was proclaimed,
named for Simón
Bolívar, on August 6, 1825 (see Bolivian War of
Independence).
Very fine but weakly struck on the reverse (Bolivar side)....$325.00.
Portugal 1719 400 Reis
Cruzado Novo 400=480 Reis
Fidelíssimus John V, the Magnanimous 1689-1750 king of Portugal and the Algarves,
was born John-Francis-Anthony in Lisbon and succeeded his father Peter
II in December 1706.
His long reign was characterized by a strengthening of the king's power due to the incomes
the crown earned
by exploring the newly found gold and diamond mines in Brazil.
Extra fine with luster......$275.00
Columbia 1826 JF Peso Bogota Mint
The Spanish arrived in
1499, and initiated a period of conquest and colonisation which ultimately led to the
creation of the Viceroyalty of New Granada
(comprising what is now Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Panama) with its capital at Bogotá. Gran Colombia (Great Colombia)
is a name used today for the Republic of Colombia of the period 1819-1831.
about very fine, weakly struck on obverse........$325.00
Venice 1414-1423 Ducat Doge Thomas Mocenigo
kneeling before San Marco, Christ on reverse.
Tommaso Mocenigo (1343-1423) was doge of Venice
between 1414 and 1423.
He commanded the crusading fleet in the expedition to Nicopolis in
1396, and also won battles against the Genoese. While he was Venetian ambassador at Cremona he was elected doge
(1414), and he escaped in secret, fearing that he might be held a prisoner by Gabrino
Fondolo, tyrant of that city. He made peace with the Turkish sultan, but when hostilities broke out
afresh his fleet defeated that of the Turks at Gallipoli. During his reign the
patriarch of Aquileia
was forced to cede his territories to the republic (1420), which also acquired Friuli and Dalmatia.
Tommaso greatly encouraged commerce, reconstructed the ducal palace and commenced the
library. He was the doge until his death..
very fine, no problems, just a little wear...............$425.00
Central American Rupublic 1847 JB Half Escudo
The republic consisted of the states of Guatemala (which initially included a
large part of what is now the Mexican
state of Chiapas), El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. In the
1830s, an additional sixth state was added – Los Altos, with its
capital in Quetzaltenango
– occupying parts of what are now the western highlands of Guatemala and Chiapas.
Although the new nation was now independent of Spain, it had been annexed by Mexico. The annexation was the focus of
disagreement, some seeing the Mexican constitution with its abolition of slavery and
establishment of free trade as an improvement over the status quo. During the period of
1838–1840, the federation engaged in civil war by Conservatives fighting
against the Liberals. Without a sustained struggle for independence to cement a sense of
national identity, the various political frictions were unable to overcome their
ideological differences and the federation dissolved after a series of bloody conflicts.
xf with luster..........$575.00