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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2011.1.23
Title
8 Reales of Mexico
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
1799
Places
Creation Place: North America, Mexico, Mexico City
Culture
Mexican
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/336406

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Dimensions
26.75g
Die Axis
12
Date on Object
1799
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: CAROLUS . IIII.DEI.GRATIA.1799
  • Reverse Inscription: .HISPAN.ET.IND.REX.M.8R.F.M.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Jane Ayer Scott, Newton MA (-2008), by inheritance; to her husband Wellington F. Scott III, (2008-2010), gift; to The Harvard Art Museums, 2010.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Wellington F. Scott III in memory of Jane Ayer Scott
Accession Year
2011
Object Number
2011.1.23
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: bust of Charles IV facing r.; small countremarks.
Rev.: crowned arms of Spain between two pillars.

Verification Level

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