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MEXICO, War of Independence. Insurgent countermarked issues. José María Liceaga. AR 2 Reales (27mm, 2h). Struck circa 1813. NGC VF Details, cleaned. C/s: XF Strong.
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Triton XXVIII
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MEXICO, War of Independence. Insurgent countermarked issues. José María Liceaga. AR 2 Reales (27mm, 2h). Struck circa 1813. J · M · L/ S · У · in two lines; flag above, crossedolive branch and palm frond below, all in rough circular countermark on an 1811 Zacatecas Royalist 2 Reales. For c/m: BW 105.9; KM 261.5. For host: BW 72.1; KM 186. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 6930280-001, graded VF Details, cleaned. C/s: XF Strong. Extremely rare. Click here for a video presentation on this collection.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
José María Liceaga was a trained doctor who served in the Spanish Army, rising to the rank of Lieutenant General. At the outbreak of the War of Independence in 1810, he joined Miguel Hidalgo, and after his death went on to serve with Ignacio López Rayón and José María Morelos. He served as a member of the Congress of Anáhuac from 1813-1815. Liceaga would be assassinated by a deserter in 1817.
The final winners of all Triton XXVIII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 14-15 January 2025.
Triton XXVIII – Session Four – Lot 830–1154 will be held Wednesday afternoon, 15 January 2025 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.
Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.
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From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
José María Liceaga was a trained doctor who served in the Spanish Army, rising to the rank of Lieutenant General. At the outbreak of the War of Independence in 1810, he joined Miguel Hidalgo, and after his death went on to serve with Ignacio López Rayón and José María Morelos. He served as a member of the Congress of Anáhuac from 1813-1815. Liceaga would be assassinated by a deserter in 1817.
The final winners of all Triton XXVIII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 14-15 January 2025.
Triton XXVIII – Session Four – Lot 830–1154 will be held Wednesday afternoon, 15 January 2025 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.
Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.
We recognize that our users may have various Internet Browsers and Operating Systems. We like our visitors to have the best possible experience when using our bidding platform. However, we do recognize that it is impossible to develop applications that work identically, efficiently and effectively on all web browsers. The CNG bidding platform supports the latest stable major version and stable previous version of Chrome and Firefox.
