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Gold disk, 447 grams, marked XIXX and V / upside-down V, fineness estimated at 22K, ex-Sotheby's.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Coins: Shipwreck Ingots Start Price:25,000.00 USD Estimated At:25,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD
Gold disk, 447 grams, marked XIXX and V / upside-down V, fineness estimated at 22K, ex-Sotheby's.
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Gold disk, 447 grams, marked XIXX and V / upside-down V, fineness estimated at 22K, ex-Sotheby's. 2-1/4" in diameter, 5/8" thick. A very tidy and beautifully marked little disk, neatly formed and very lightly encrusted with organic "footprints," with hand-engraved Roman numerals on flat side (either XIXX or XXIX, depending on your perspective, but clearly not a fineness marking in either case) and what at first appears to be XX (fineness?) but is actually monogram of V over upside-down V (based on the serifs) deeply impressed on the curved side, small part of edge rubbed for modern testing, a compact but intrinsically valuable piece with excellent provenance and attractive aspect overall. From the Luz (1752), pedigreed to the original Sotheby's auction of March 1993, with lot-tag #762.