Modern coin – HCR152060

Obverse

Inscription:

PHILIP V D G HISPAN ET IND REX

Design:

Head of king, right, date below.

Reverse

Inscription:

INITIUM SAPINTIAE TIMOR DOMINI

Design:

Crowned shield bearing the arms of Spain, value in arabic numerals to the right, surrounded by the chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece.

Information

Category

Counterfeit

Period

Modern

Group

Authority

Spain: kingdom

Person

Philip V of Bourbon, king of Spain, king of Sicily, king of Naples, king of Sardinia, duke of Milan, 1700-1746

Reign

Dating

1743

Mint

Mexico

Denomination

8 Escudos

Metal

pewter

Technique

cast

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

9.62

Diameter (mm)

37.76

Acquisition method

transfer

Acquisition date

1922

Source

Bodleian Library

Acquisition credit

Transferred from the Bodleian Library, 1922.

contemporary forgery

Reference

Numismática española : P 448, num 139

Note:

Would almost certainly originally have been gold plated or gilt.

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