★ An attractively toned 8 Reales of Carlos III ★

MEXICO, Colonial. Carlos III, king of Spain, 1759-1788. 8 Reales (Silver, 38 mm, 27.08 g, 12 h), Ciudad de México. Manuel de León and Manuel Assorín, assayers, 1760. CAROLVS•III•D•G•HISPAN•ET•IND•REX Crowned coat of arms; to left, assayers’ initials; to right, value. Rev. VTRAQUE VNUM - M 1760 M Crowned hemispheres; to right and left, crowned columns with banners; all set on ground rising out of ocean waves. Grove 1213. KM 104.2. Beautifully toned. Good very fine.