Bidspirit auction | UNIQUE! - Ex-New York Sale

UNIQUE! - Ex-New York Sale nº17 (2008). - Portuguese India D. José I (1750-1777) Countermark ”Crowned Shield” of Diu above Táler of Maria Theresa of Austria of 1765 in Silver. This type of shield countermark is extremely rare, as few examples of each denomination with this type of countermark are known. In the last 20 years, few examples have appeared at auction. No examples are known in large private or institutional collections of this type. AG: 70.02 27.95 g. Ex-The New York Sale nº17 Lot 897 (9 Jan of 2008). VERY RARE, probably UNIQUE! AU.