Lot 303
Colombia, Philip IV (1621-1665), gold 2 Escudos - Ex. Mesuno Hoard
Ancient, British & World Coins| C26002
Auction: 30 March 2026 at 10:30 GMT
Description
Colombia, Philip IV (1621-1665), gold 2 Escudos, 1636, Nuevo Reino mint, assayer A below mintmark NR to left, dots in ringlets (1636 only), 6.74g (Restrepo-M50.13; Cal. 1792; KM-4.1). Extremely Fine. Accompanied by a letter from Banco de la Republica in Bogotá, Colombia from 1936. Gifted to the owner by the bank.
Ex. Mesuno Hoard. The Mesuno Treasure, or Mesuno Hoard, is the name given to a gold hoard of around 1,600 coins that were discovered on El Mesuno Islet near Honda, Colombia. The hoard was discovered by Domingo Guzmán, a local fisherman, on 22 August 1936. Around 500 pieces of the Mesuno Treasure are preserved by the Bank of the Republic, the central bank of Colombia, and exhibited at the Museo Casa de Moneda as part of the bank's numismatics collection.
