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

Dominica, Issues of c. 1816, Two Bitts, SPAIN, Philip V, 2 Réales (Pistareen), 1718, uncertain mint, with a large central hole, 2.83g/43.6 gr (Prid. 30 [Sale, lot 300]; KM. 9). Fair, rare, a probable official piercing; however, subsequently countermarked on both sides s/iii raised within a shaped indent, and as such a modern concoction in imitation of the St. Vincent countermark style of 1814 £100-150

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: H.D. Gibbs Collection, Hans Schulman Auction (New York), 18-19 March 1966, lot 1845; bt J.D. King 1981