Johannis Countermark C1 and C2, without mint mark

€176,042.00
IssuerCuraçao
Year1793-1799
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Johannis
CurrencyColonial Real (1799-1828)
CompositionGold (.917)
Weight14.3 g
Dimensions21 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Hammered, Countermarked
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#20, Scholt II#1367a, Scholt I#–, CNO#59.2, Pr#24
Obverse descriptionHost coin (1/2 Dobra of 1781) with double portrait of Mary I and Pedro III of Portugal facing right surrounded by text in Latin. Date of hostcoin below. Four countermarks at 3, 6, 9 and 12 o`clock very close to the edge (GI, L, MH and B) and one countermark on the field (GH).
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringMARIA·I·ET·PETRUS·III·D·G·PORT·ET·ALG·REGES· 1781. GI L MH B GH
(Translation: Mary the First and Peter the Third, by the Grace of God, Regents of Portugal and the Algarves)
Reverse descriptionCoat of arms of Portugal countermarked with `W`
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringW
Edge
Mint
MintageND (1793-1799)  - Host coin date 1781 -
Catalog ID2132680240
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