Lot 1470 Sabana Grande, brass token, Calixto Carrera, late 1800s, very rare, ex-Roehrs.
Sabana Grande, brass token, Calixto Carrera, late 1800s, very rare, ex-Roehrs. Fumero-123. 5.93 grams; 27mm. Obverse with * CALIXTO . CARRERA * / SABANA GRANDE . P.R around . * . PRECIOS . * . / EQUITATIVOS around eight-petal flower; reverse with . * . PROVISIONES . * . / QUINCALLA . Y. MERCANCIAS . around . * . DE TODAS . * . / PROCEDENCIAS around eight-petal flower. Dark red/olive AU with light encrustation all over. Established by future mayor Calixto Carrera, this token is for a warehouse business that appears in an 1894 directory. RR in Fumero. Pedigreed to the Edward Roehrs collection, with his tag 422.
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