E-auction 231-155120 - fwo_451998 - SPAIN - BARCELONA 4 Quartos blason de Barcelone 1809 Barcelone

SPAIN - BARCELONA 4 Quartos blason de Barcelone 1809 Barcelone F

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Estimate :	35 €
Price :	14 €
Maximum bid :	14 €
End of the sale :	18 September 2017 17:21:30
bidders :	2 bidders

Type : 4 Quartos blason de Barcelone

Date: 1809

Mint name / Town : Barcelone

Quantity minted : -

Metal : cast copper

Diameter : 28,3 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 9,24 g.

Edge : lisse

Coments on the condition:

aspect rudimentaire en raison du mode de fabrication

Catalogue references :

KM.19/67a - Cy14641

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Armes de Catalogne dans une couronne.

Reverse

Reverse legend : EN BARCELONA // .4. / QUARTOS // 1809.

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.