Silver 4 real of Charles and Juana/Rincón, Francisco de/Espina, Pedro de, Mexico City (Mexico), 1538 - 1541. 2006.13.1

Physical Description

• Axis: 7

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 12.57
  • Diameter (in mm): 33
• Shape: Round

Typological Description

• Object Type: Coin
• Date Range: 1538 - 1541
• Denomination: 4 real
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Silver

• Authority

  • Issuer: Charles and Juana
  • Dynasty: Mexico--Colonial--Habsburg
  • Issuer: Rincón, Francisco de
  • Issuer: Espina, Pedro de

• Geographic

  • Mint: Mexico City (Mexico)
  • Region: Mexico

• Obverse

  • Symbol: ./M/. ./M/. (M over P/R?)R (P/R?)

Findspot Description

Findspot

• Findspot: Ponterio hoard

References

• Reference: Nesmith not.(cf.6d, same obv. die?)
• Reference: Menzel Type Ia, Mx-61

Administrative History

• Identifier: 2006.13.1
• Department: Latin American
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

• Provenance

  • Richard Ponterio

Subjects

• Series: Early
• Era: Common Era

Notes

• Assayer mark believed possibly to be P/R (R is makeshift, recut letter). Nesmith 6d/-- (unlisted rev. die); rev. similar to that of Nesmith 6d, but no rondule in corners of rhomboid PLVS motto panel; on the possibility that the initial mark "z" may in fact represent the Hebrew letter alef, suggesting a Jewish mint worker, see David L. Nathan, "A Hebrew Letter on the New World's first Coins?" in Shekel, v. 39, no.1, jan.-Feb. 2006, p. 8-15

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
• License: Public Domain Mark (images)
• Rights: No Copyright - United States