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Barcelona, Spain, billon dinero, Charles V Emperor (1535 Tunisian campaign), very rare.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Silver Coins - Great Britain-Venezuela Start Price:320.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 USD
Barcelona, Spain, billon dinero, Charles V Emperor (1535 Tunisian campaign), very rare.
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Barcelona, Spain, billon dinero, Charles V Emperor (1535 Tunisian campaign), very rare. Cay-3168. 0.7 gram. Small and dark Fine or so but with clear pillars and PL-VS-V / L-TR-A on obverse (looks just like a Potosi 1652-transitional 1/2 real!), cross with two long arms and two short arms on reverse, struck specifically to fund the (successful) expedition against Barbarossa and the Ottomans in Tunisia with the help of Andrea Doria and the Genoese fleet.