Piers Motley Auctions - Exmouth, Devon | Auctions | Upcoming Auctions

Upcoming Auctions 4 Auctions

An 18CT White Gold and Diamond Ring set with an 8.95mm brilliant round cut (approx. 2.5ct), size P, stamped 18CT, 4.33g

Jewellery & Silver, Antiques & Collectables

Silver, Jewellery & Watches

9th September 2024 from 10am

Exmouth, Devon

Live Webcast

Register to Bid

Martin Brothers Southall, an Art Nouveau period pottery vase of ovoid form, with six swept ribs to the neck, incised to the base Martin Bros, London, Southall, 1907, 19cm high.

Jewellery & Silver, Antiques & Collectables

Ceramics, Asian, Collectables, Toys, Clocks, Militaria, Furniture, Glass, etc.

10th September 2024 from 10am

Exmouth, Devon

Live Webcast

Register to Bid

A Philip III Posthumous Gold Cob 2 Escudos 1622 SF. .
Commonly hailed as the first gold coin of the Americas, the preparations for the issue were provided for by Philip III's 25 May 1620 directive to establish a new mint in Colombia (either at Cartagena or Bogota), though dies were not produced until 1622 under the 1620 authorization, one year after Philip's death. This was a full 57 years before the minting of a similar issue at Mexico City (1679) and 76 years prior to that of the Lima mint (1696). Eager to impress the governor of Nueva Granada and the Audiencia of Santa Fe, following his arrival in mid-1621, Alonso Turrillo struck a small series of purportedly "trial" pieces with the new dies, likely meant to be transported to Spain for royal approval from Philip IV aboard the fleet that included the Santa Margarita and Nuestra Señora de Atocha. The wrecking of both vessels, however, meant that these pieces were largely lost to history for over three centuries, until the treasures of these wrecks were recovered by Mel Fisher's Treasure Salvors, Inc. in the 1980s.

This is the 9th and most recently 'discovered' example. It was bought by the vendor on a holiday to Florida from the salvor and has its original certificate. In comparison to the other examples this probably grades within the top three.
1) The Eldorado specimen (Stack's Bowers January 2018, Lot 11004); Purchased from Kurt Spanier in August 1982 = Oro Macuquino-74 Plate Coin = ORC-794 Plate Coin. Certified AU58 by PCGS. Blanton #1
2) The Sedwick specimen. Illustrated on pg. 127 of the fourth edition of The Practical Book of Cobs. Blanton #2.
3) Christie's (June 1988, Lot 113). Blanton #3
4) The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation specimen. Donated by the Lasser Family (Accession no. 2010-63, 111). Blanton #5
5) The Danny Lee specimen. Ponterio & Associates Auction 124 (January 2003, Lot 1237); Recovered from the Santa Margarita. Blanton #6
6) Ponterio & Associates Auction 146 (April 2008, Lot 146); Recovered from the Atocha. Blanton #7
7) Sedwick Auction 24 (November 2018, Lot 59); Sedwick Auction 6 (October 2009, Lot 41); Sedwick Auction 3 (May 2008, Lot 23); Recovered from the Santa Margarita (Fischer certificate #178-M-80) = Oro Macuquino-74a Plate Coin = ORC-794 Plate Coin. Illustrated on pg. 30 of Jorge Ortiz Murias' new book Las Monedas que Circularon en la Capitanía General de Puerto Rico. Blanton #8
8) The Finest Known Survivor of this Legendary First Gold Coin Produced in the Americas - Ex. Norweb & Ortiz

Specialist Coin Sale

Specialist Coin Sale

25th September 2024 from 10am

Exmouth, Devon

Live Webcast

Register to Bid

An England International Spain 1982 World Cup home shirt bears No. 8 to the back for Trevor Francis, possibly for the Kuwait game on the 25th June 1982 which England won 1-0 scored by Trevor Francis.

The Trevor Francis 'First Million Pound Transfer' Sale - from his personal estate

The Trevor Francis 'First Million Pound Transfer' Sale

10th October 2024 from 10am

Exmouth, Devon

Live Webcast

Register to Bid

Quick Links

Home	Auctions
Calendar	Selling
Buying	News
Departments	Valuations
About Us	Contact Us

Opening Times

Monday:	09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday:	09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday:	09:00 - 17:00
Thursday:	09:00 - 17:00
Friday:	09:00 - 17:00
Saturday:	Closed
Sunday:	Closed

Contact Us

Piers Motley Auctions
Bicton Street Auction Rooms
Bicton St
Exmouth Devon
EX8 2RT

01395 267403

info@piersmotleyauctions.co.uk