^Lot 1468 Ponce, Puerto Rico, brass 2 almudes (?) token, Puerta del Sol, late 1800s, very rare, ex-Roehrs.

Ponce, Puerto Rico, brass 2 almudes (?) token, Puerta del Sol, late 1800s, very rare, ex-Roehrs. Fumero-112. 6.29 grams; 27mm. Obverse with * . PUERTA . DEL . SOL * . / . TARRATS . REVERTER . Y . CA . around denomination 2; reverse with SURTIDO . GENERAL . DE . MERCANCIAS . Y. FERRETERIA . * . around denomination 2. Olive-brown AU with some dull brassy luster, marks and spots of oxidation. The Puerta del Sol hardware store was established in 1852 by Ramon Tarrats; Leopoldo Reverter y Tarrats was the main partner until 1899. RR in Fumero Pedigreed to the Edward Roehrs collection, with his tag 450.