Live auction - fwo_1039322 - COLOMBIA - CHARLES III OF SPAIN 2 Escudos 1777 Nuevo Reino (Bogota)
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| Starting price : | 650 € |
| Estimate : | 900 € |
| Price : | 650 € |
| Maximum bid : | 680 € |
| End of the sale : | 22 July 2025 20:00:15 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : 2 Escudos
Date: 1777
Mint name / Town : Nuevo Reino (Bogota)
Metal : gold
Millesimal fineness : 901 ‰
Diameter : 22 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 6,69 g.
Edge : striée
Coments on the condition:
Usure régulière , léger nettoyage
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : CAROL. III D. G - HISP. ET IND. R./ *1777*.
Obverse description : Buste drapé et cuirassé, tête nue à droite.
Reverse
Reverse legend : AUSPICE DEO - IN UTROQ. FELIX.
Reverse description : Écu couronné entouré du collier de la Toison d'or.
Historical background
COLOMBIA - CHARLES III OF SPAIN
(1759-1788)
Charles III (20/01/1716-14/12/1788) is the eldest son of Philip V's second marriage, that with Elisabeth Farnese. He was successively Duke of Parma (1731-1735) and King of Naples (1735-1759) then he succeeded his half-brother, Ferdinand VI, as King of Spain in 1759. He married Marie-Amélie de Saxe in 1738 who gave him six children. His son Charles IV succeeded him in 1788 as King of Spain and his other son Ferdinand IV as King of Naples and the Two Sicilies (1759-1825).
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