The Roehrs Collection of West Indies Cut and Countermarked Coins (Part I)

St. Bartholomew (St. Barts), St. Eustatius-St. Barts, Authority of 30 December 1808, Fourteen Stuivers, Philip V, a Spanish-American 2 Réales (Pistareen), rev. countermarked with crowned 14/m raised within an elliptical indent, then countermarked p in a beaded circle raised within a circular indent (St. Eustatius, authorised September 1810), 4.64g/71.6 gr (Olrog p.25, 2; KM. St Eustatius 7.2). Coin worn nearly smooth, countermarks very fine, extremely rare £1,500-2,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Cut and Countermarked Coins formed by the late Edward Roehrs.

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Provenance: Ponterio Auction 22, 1 December 1985, lot 754