Antique Tastevin Wine Tasting Cup With A 1768 Spanish Coin

Item Details

An antique tastevin wine tasting cup enclosing an 1768 Spanish coin. The wine tasting cup is shallow with hammered ribs and ornamentation and a single handle. The base of the cup is formed around a 1768 Mexican Spanish Colonial eight reales coin. The coin has a 0.917 silver content with the obverse showing crowned globes flanked by pillars and the reverse depicting a crowned shield bearing quartered lions rampant and castles. The total approximate weight is 2.26 ozt.

Marked on sides: Bagues, star symbol, illegible Spanish hallmark

Condition

- overall surface wear and tarnish.

Dimensions

- total approximate weight is 2.26 ozt.

Item #

17LAX170-141