Object Record / FI-COIN-003
Hand-labeled 859 worn Charles IV-era portrait coin
in hand / heavily worn gray-colored coin in clear zip bag / visible marks, discoloration, and irregular rim / full surface and edge condition unverified through packaging / new accession / handwritten identifier 859 documented / probable historical design family inferred / exact attribution, composition, authenticity, grade, and valuation pending
Narrative record
Evidence, relevance, and unresolved state.
Provenance
Custody record
Logged 2026-08-15 / quantity 1 coin-like object. 2 source asset references registered.
Identification notes
What is known
Two photographs show one heavily worn gray-colored coin-like object in a clear zip bag with a white handwritten sticker reading 859 over the upper part of the object. The documented face shows a right-facing portrait, peripheral legend fragments, star-like devices, and a bottom date that appears to read 1800. These visible features are consistent with a Charles IV-era Spanish or Spanish colonial portrait coin, but that identification remains a provisional visual inference rather than a completed attribution. Wear, packaging, glare, and the sticker prevent definitive transcription. Only the portrait face is documented; the reverse and edge are not shown. The photographs do not establish exact denomination, date, mint, issuing authority, variety, country of issue, metal composition, precious-metal content, weight, diameter, authenticity, grade, cleaning or alteration history, value, provenance, or acquisition state. A read-only review of authenticated eBay purchase history on 2026-08-15 returned no matching order for the search "859." Acquisition provenance therefore remains uncorroborated; this negative keyword result does not prove nonpurchase because generic live-auction titles may omit the physical object's identifier. Keep the object in its current bag and retain the handwritten 859 identifier with it. Do not clean, polish, dip, or otherwise alter it. For controlled attribution, photograph both faces and the edge outside the bag, then record weight and diameter.
Restoration relevance
Why it remains connected
new accession / handwritten identifier 859 documented / probable historical design family inferred / exact attribution, composition, authenticity, grade, and valuation pending. Disposition: archive / numismatic inspection pending. The object remains associated with L'Inventaire.
Uncertainty notes
What remains unresolved
in hand / heavily worn gray-colored coin in clear zip bag / visible marks, discoloration, and irregular rim / full surface and edge condition unverified through packaging. new accession / handwritten identifier 859 documented / probable historical design family inferred / exact attribution, composition, authenticity, grade, and valuation pending. Terms marked unknown, provisional, pending, or unverified remain part of the record until evidence resolves them.
Relationships
Keep the object connected.
Related objects
Parent system
L'Inventaire
Public system dossier for the private operating register that witnesses physical units, locations, condition, work performed, photography, listings, dispositions, fulfillment, archive state, and attributable per-item result.
Associated dossier / FI-DSR-004 / active / local runtime / public doctrine
Archive routes
Source Assets / 2 references
Raw archive paths are retained for provenance and maintenance. They are not the primary object presentation.
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assets/archive/objects/fi-coin-003-hand-labeled-859-portrait-coin/01-bag-and-handwritten-859-overview.jpgOpen local asset -
assets/archive/objects/fi-coin-003-hand-labeled-859-portrait-coin/02-portrait-face-close.jpgOpen local asset