MEXICO, War of Independence. Insurgent countermarked issues. José María Liceaga. AR 2 Reales (27mm, 2h). Struck circa 1813. J · M · L/ S · У · in two lines; flag above, crossedolive branch and palm frond below, all in rough circular countermark on an 1811 Zacatecas Royalist 2 Reales. For c/m: BW 105.9; KM 261.5. For host: BW 72.1; KM 186. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 6930280-001, graded VF Details, cleaned. C/s: XF Strong. Extremely rare.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
José María Liceaga was a trained doctor who served in the Spanish Army, rising to the rank of Lieutenant General. At the outbreak of the War of Independence in 1810, he joined Miguel Hidalgo, and after his death went on to serve with Ignacio López Rayón and José María Morelos. He served as a member of the Congress of Anáhuac from 1813-1815. Liceaga would be assassinated by a deserter in 1817.
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