Modern coin – HCR152159

Obverse

Inscription:

CAROL III D G HISP ET IND R

Design:

Head of king, right, date below.

Inscription:

IN UTROQ FELIX AUSPICE DEO

Design:

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

Category

Spanish Gold coin

Period

Modern

Group

Authority

Spain: kingdom

Person

Charles of Bourbon, king of Sicily (III), king of Naples, king of Spain (III), duke of Parma and Piacenza, 1731-1788

Reign

Dating

1781

Mint

Seville

Denomination

4 Escudos

Metal

gold

Technique

milled

Weight (g)

13.4

Diameter (mm)

31.64

Acquisition method

deposit

Acquisition date

1940

Source

Christ Church

Acquisition credit

Deposited by Christ Church, 1940.

Reference

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