Coins of the West Indies from the Collection of the late Edward Roehrs (Part II)

Martinique, Guadeloupe-Martinique, Authority on Guadeloupe April 1803, Twenty Livres per gros, BRAZIL, Joseph I, counterfeit 6,400 Réis, 1756, Bahia, a base gold plug removed by authorities on Guadeloupe, obv. twice countermarked g raised within a shaped indent, then countermarked 20 above an eagle raised within a shaped indent (authorised on Martinique September 1805, also for Twenty Livres per gros), 9.43g/145.5gr/6.06 dwt (cf. Gordon 15 and 18). Coin about fine with light clipping on part of the edge, countermarks very fine, of the highest rarity £3,000-3,500

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: G.H. Dalrymple Collection, Glendining Auction, 14-15 February 1923, lot 101; Spink Auction 63, 28-9 March 1988, lot 1293.

The Arrête of 2 Floréal, AN XI [22 April 1803] mentions the appointments of the Basse Terre goldsmiths Gobert and Cayolle to remove base gold plugs as required and stamp joes of good gold with a g and another mark. It is likely that the g on this coin is the mark of Gobert and it is believed that this is the only specimen recorded with this mark