Martinique, Authority not traced, Twenty Livres per gros, a Joseph I, 6,400 Réis, 1769, Rio, seemingly a uniface electrotype, the original coin countermarked 22/eagle, raised within a shaped indent, perhaps as a pattern for counterfeits to be imported into the island, 12.86g/198.4gr. Coin better than fine but eagle of the countermark very weak, rare and interesting £150-200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Lyall Collection of Cut and Countermarked Coins.

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Provenance: H.D. Gibbs Collection, Hans Schulman Auction (New York), 18-19 March 1966, lot 1580