Live auction - fwo_387960 - SPAIN - BARCELONA 4 Quartos 1810 Barcelone

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MS62

Estimate :	160 €
Price :	92 €
Maximum bid :	92 €
End of the sale :	26 July 2022 19:31:03
bidders :	2 bidders

Type : 4 Quartos

Date: 1810

Mint name / Town : Barcelone

Metal : copper

Diameter : 28 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 8,61 g.

Edge : lisse

Slab

PCGS : MS62

Coments on the condition:

État de conservation exceptionnel pour ce type de pièce. Sous coque PCGS MS62

Catalogue references :

Cy14643 - KM.19/67a

Obverse

Obverse legend : EN BARCELONA / 1810 / 4 QUARTOS.

Reverse

Reverse description : Armes de Catalogne dans une couronne.

Commentary

Suite à l’invasion des troupes françaises, Barcelone connaît une pénurie de monnaies et doit donc frapper des monnaies en cuivre ou en cuivre moulé.
Following the invasion of French troops, Barcelona experienced a shortage of coins and had to strike coins in copper or cast copper.