Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
8 Reales Type II Counter-mark
| Issuer | Guatemala |
|---|---|
| Year | 1839 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | 27.07 g |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Hammered cob planchet of irregular polygonal form displaying the crowned Royal Arms of Castile and León at center, comprising a quartered shield with castles and lions, supported by ornamental strapwork. A small circular Type II countermark — depicting a radiant sun — is applied at center field, authenticating the piece for Guatemalan circulation in 1839. The underlying host coin's legends and peripheral devices are partially visible but largely worn and incomplete due to the cob striking method. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | The reverse of the underlying host coin — a Spanish colonial milled-style or macuquina piece — displays the crowned hemispheres design typical of the Pillar dollar type, with two crowned globes flanked by the Pillars of Hercules. The date 1759 is partially legible in the lower exergual area, indicating the host coin was struck at a colonial Spanish mint during the reign of Ferdinand VI or Charles III. Surrounding legends are heavily worn and largely illegible as a consequence of the hammered cob technique and subsequent countermarking. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |