CONTEMPORARY. Extraordinary collection of Euro issues, from different European countries, minted between 1999 and 2019. The collection is presented in a luxurious way in 19 albums and Leuchtturm sheets in perfect condition and contains the complete series by countries and years. The nominal or face value of the represented coins is approximately 1500 euros. Conservation status: Uncirculated. TO EXAMINE.
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ANCIENT GREECE. Two Tetroboli minted in Chersonesos between the V-IV centuries BC, both set in 22 karat gold with a total weight of 7.70 grams. Total weight: 12.52g. Contains a certificate of authenticity from Jesús Vico. Good Very Fine.
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ANCIENT GREECE. Coin of Alexander III the Great minted in Macedonia and in a setting of 15.20 grams of 22 Carat. Total Weight: 19.34g. Contains a certificate of authenticity from Jesús Vico. Good Very Fine. Nice piece.
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CARLOS III (1759-1788). Delights of the Arts. (Ae. 158.33g / 64mm). 1764. Uniform proof of the reverse gap. Two female figures symbolizing painting and architecture. In exergue: PS (Pedro Sepúlveda?) 1764. Almost Extremely Fine. The non-engraved side has numerous markings. Very interesting.
This work is most likely an exercise in his engraving based on a piece by Massimiliano Soldani-Benzi (1658-1740) made for the architect Cyro Ferri in 1680.
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CARLOS III (1759-1788). Wedding of Leopoldo of Austria and the Infanta of Spain María Luisa. (Ar. 25.92g / 40mm). 1766. Engraver: Wideman. (MHE 484). Anv: Facing busts of Leopoldo with breastplate, mantle and collar of the fleece, and of María Luisa with court dress, between both legend: WIDEMAN, around legend: LEOPOLD ARCHID AVST M LVDOV INF HISP. Rev: Hymenaeus with a lit torch and the shield with the arms of Spain, disembarks to the left and advances towards a matron with a mural crown, cloak and shield of Austria, around the legend: FOEDUS AMORIS, in exergue: NUPT CELEB OENIP. Very Fine. Welding remains on the edge.
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CARLOS III (1759-1788). Real Sevillian Economic Society of Friends of the Country. (Pb. 104.21g / 68mm). 1778. Engraver: A. de Saa. (RAH 315-316 metal variation). Anv: Guadalaquivir represented as an old man leaning to the right with a rudder and a jug from which the water flows towards the cultivated fields, in the background, under a large cloud, two ships sailing under sail, above the legend: BIBE DUM FLUO MOX REFLUAM. Rev: Two spinners and a carding machine with their utensils, in the bottom left, a weaver with his loom in operation, above the legend: DIES ET INGENIUM, in exergue: SOCIET PATR HISPAL / A SAA F MDCC LXXVIII. Very Fine. Strange.
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CARLOS III (1759-1788). Prize of the School of Noble Arts of Sevilla. (Ae. 60.53g / 53mm). 1778. Engraver: A. de Saa. (Vives 53; RAH 317; MHE 368, same issue). Anv: Laureate bust of Carlos III with breastplate, band, mantle and collar of the fleece, around legend: CAROLUS III DG HISP REX. Rev: Personifications of Sculpture, Painting and Architecture, which raise a royal crown, around legend: TRINO RAPTA LABORE, in exergue: HISPAL A 1778. VF +. Scratch.
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CARLOS III (1759-1788). Prize from the Real Sevillian Economic Society of Friends of the Country. (Pb. 41.91g / 40mm). 1778. Engraver: Tomás F. Prieto. (RAH 318 metal variation; MHE 362, same specimen). Anv: Laureate bust of Carlos IV on the left with jacket, band and necklaces of the fleece and of the order of Carlos III, around legend: CAROLVS III CATHOLICVS. Rev: Laurea and pen intertwined, above tape with legend: PRODESSE LABORAT, below on a pedestal inscribed: SOCIETAS OECONOMICA / HISPALENSIS / A DE MDCCLXXVIII. Almost Extremely Fine. Light tap.
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CARLOS IV (1788-1808). Proclamation in Mexico. (Ar. 48.21g / 46mm). December 27, 1789. Mexico. Engraver: GA Gil. (H 160; Vives 133). Anv: Head of Carlos IV with the necklace of the Holy Spirit, around legend: TO CARLOS IV, KING OF SPAIN AND OF THE INDIES. Rev: Horned oval Escudo over an imperial eagle which holds a bow, a quiver with arrows and a sacrificial knife, inside a bridge defended by a castle supported by two lions on both sides, surrounded by ten nopal leaves, around the legend: IN ITS EXALTATION TO THE THRONE THE CITY OF MEXICO, in exergue: DECEMBER 27 / 1789. Extremely Fine. Tapping on the edge. Light iridescent patina. Beautiful and rare specimen.
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CARLOS IV (1788-1808). Proclamation in Veracruz, Mexico. (Ar. 30.04g / 40mm). 1789. Engraver: GA Gil. (Vives 717 var; RAH 273 var). Anv: Bust of Carlos IV with coat, shirt with jabot, band and cloak, around legend: CAROLUS IV DG HISPAN ET INDIA R. Rev: Escudo on ledge, cut with castle and cross on top, on the two columns of Hercules with ribbons and the inscription: PLVS-VLTRA, around thirteen stars and external decorations with laurel leaf festoons topped with large daisies intertwined with ribbons, around the legend: NOV VEREACRUZ PROCLAM AN 1789, in exergue: SEBASTIAN PEREZ. Almost Extremely Fine. Limited. Tap on the edge.
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CARLOS IV (1788-1808). Proclamation in Orizaba, Mexico. (Ar. 24.34g / 40mm). 1790. (Vives 153 metal variation). Anv: Laureate bust of Carlos IV on the right, around legend: TO CARLOS IV, REY DE ESPAṄA Y DE LAS YNDIAS, below legend: APRIL II, 1790. Rev: Escudo crowned and quartered with five stars, tree, rampant lion on the left and a sailing ship, in the center oval escusón quartered with lions and castles, behind an extended eagle holding a ribbon that surrounds the shield with the inscription: BENIGNO THE FERTILE CLIMATE THE SOIL COMMODUS THE SITE AND LOYAL THE PEOPLE, around legend: IN ITS PROCLAMATION OF THE VERY LOYAL VILLA DE Very Fine YEAR OF 1790. VF. Some tap on the edge. Very rare.
After declaring war against England in 1796 and for which an attack on the Port of Veracruz was feared, the viceroy of New Spain, the Marquis of Branciforte, decided that Orizaba would temporarily become the capital of the Viceroyalty. Orizaba, became the capital, then, between 1797 and 1798, another privilege that joins the one that Carlos III granted it a few years before in January 1774 when giving it the category of town.
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CARLOS IV (1788-1808). Proclamation in Sevilla. (Ar. 23.78g / 35mm). 1789. Engraver: F. Gordillo. (Vives 98; RAH 386). Anv: Semifrontal bust of Carlos IV laureate with jacket, shirt with frills, band, cloak and the cross of the Holy Spirit, around the legend: CAROL IV DG HISP ET IND REX. Rev: San Fernando crowned with armor, mantle, sword and cruciferous globe, between San Isidoro and San Leandro both with miter and staff, above legend: PROC SPQ HISPAL 1789, in exergue: NO-8-DO. Very Fine. Cleaned.
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CARLOS IV (1788-1808). Presence of the Real Family in Sevilla offering honors to the tomb of San Fernando. (Ae. 31.51g / 48mm). 1796. Sevilla. Engraver: Pardo on the cut and JB Amat on the reverse. (Vives 183). Ob: Bust of Carlos IV with cuirass, cape and fleece, around legend: CAROLVS IV REX CATHOL HISPALI PIVS. Rev: In front of a semicircular arches the Kings and the Prince of Austrias kneeling on the tomb of San Fernando, around legend: SOLVTIS CAELESTI NVMINI VOTIS, in exergue: HISPAL SCHOL MDCC / LXXXXVI. Very Fine.
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CARLOS IV (1788-1808). Voto de los Reyes and Principe Fernando at the Academy of Sevilla. (Gilt bronze. 38.96g / 49mm). 1796. Engravers: Pardo and JBA. (Vives 183). Ob: Bust of Carlos IV with cuirass, cape and fleece, around legend: CAROLVS IV REX CATHOL HISPALI PIVS. Rev: In front of a semicircular arcade, the Kings and Prince of Asturias kneeling before the tomb of San Fernando, around the legend: SOLVTIS CAELESTI NVMINI VOTIS, in exergue: HISPAL SCHOL MDCCLXXXXVI. Good Very Fine. Cleaned. Tapping on the edge.
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CARLOS IV (1788-1808). Proclamation in Soria. (Ar. 11.20 / 30mm). 1789. Engraver: A. Martínez. Module of 4 Reales. (Vives 105; H-101). Anv: Busts of Carlos IV, with coat, shirt with jabot, band, mantle and collar of the fleece, and of the queen, with court dress, around legend: CAROLUS IV ET ALOYSIA AUGUSTI. Rev: Spain standing on a base looking to the right, holding royal banner and oval shield with castle of three crenellated towers, around legend: NUMANTIN ACCLAMATIO, in exergue: SUMPT COMIT DE GOMARA / SIGNIF MAY AN MDCCLXXXIX. Good Very Fine. Minimal tap on the edge. Nice tone. Limited.
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CARLOS IV (1788-1808). Proclamation in Soria. (Silver bronze 1.03 / 29mm). 1789. Engraver: A. Martínez. Module of 4 Reales. Uniform test. Anv: Busts of Carlos IV, with jacket, shirt with jabot, band, mantle and collar of the fleece, and of the queen, with court dress, around legend: CAROLUS IV ET ALOYSIA AUGUSTI. Extremely Fine.
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