The Lyall Collection of Cut and Countermarked Coins

Ionian Islands, Authority of 1813, Fifty Paras, Charles II, Tari, 1694, Naples, countermarked on obv. with a crude bust over 50 raised within an oval indent (type II), 3.59g/55.4gr (Prid. 6, countermark [Sale, cf. lot 558]; CNI 331 for host). Coin poor, countermark fair, extremely rare £600-800

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), 13-14 March 1966, lot 2009; bt D.G. Loulakakis 1991