Coin of eight escudos of Charles III
Tesoro de San Juan de Alicante. Oro. d: 3’72 cm; p: 27’01 gr; p.c.:12h. Edad Moderna. 1779
Eight escudos gold coin minted in the reign of Charles III at the mint of Mexico. Type Calico 15, no. 91.
The obverse bears the legend CAROL III- D- G-HISP-ET IND-R- 1779 and the bust to the right of the monarch.
The reverse has the legend IND-UTROQ- FELIX-AUSPICE-DEO and the royal coat of arms and gold toison. It has the mint mark of Mexico (M surmounted by O), the value sign 8 S (eight shields) and the assayers mark (F.F.).
This coin is part of the treasure of San Juan de Alicante, made up of 501 coins (15 escudos and 486 reales), minted between 1708 and 1823. The hoard was hidden around 1823 and its concealment must be related to the absolutist repression suffered by the liberals in Alicante at the end of the Liberal Triennium.
Monetary Inventory Number: 3769.
OLCINA DOMÉNECH, M., 1997.
RAMÓN SÁNCHEZ, J. J., 1994.
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