Half shield

Date: Year 1765.

Obverse:

Bare bust of Charles III on the right. Caption: CAROLUS III D G 1765

Reverse:

Crowned shield surrounded by the golden fleece. The interior of the shield is quartered with the arms of Castile and León with the coat of arms of the house of Bourbon in the centre. Legend: HISPANIARUM REX. Mint mark: M crowned. Assayers: P J.

Weight: 1.74 gr. - Diameter: 15 mm. - Axes: 12 h.

Described in: Calicó Estivill, F., Calicó Estivill, X., Trigo Real, J., 1994: Spanish coins from Ferdinand and Isabella to Juan Carlos I. Years: 1474 to 1994. Years: 1474 to 1994, Barcelona, p. 467, type 78, no. 685.

Published in: Ramón Sánchez, J.J., 2013: El tresor de Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante, 2013, p. 72 and 117 no. 216.

Monetary Inventory Number: 3780.

A chance find. Treasure of Sant Joan d'Alacant.