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LOT 3634

Bolivia, Colonial (as Alto Peru). Felipe II, King of Spain AR 8 Reales. 1556-1598.

Potosí mint; uncertain date. Assayer A. Cob issue. Crowned Hapsburg coat-of-arms; P A to left, O VIII to right / Arms of Castille and Leon in quarters of Jerusalem cross, all within ornate quadrilobe. S P11; KM 5.1; Cal 674. Very Fine. Double obverse struck. Very rare assayer.(26.84gr, 38mm, 4h). [No Reserve]

Provenance

From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

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Recovered 1985 from Atocha Shipwreck.

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From Atocha Shipwreck

LOT 3634

Bolivia, Colonial (as Alto Peru). Felipe II, King of Spain AR 8 Reales.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300

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  • Bolivia, Colonial (as Alto Peru). Felipe II, King of Spain AR 8 Reales.
    From Atocha Shipwreck
    Bolivia, Colonial (as Alto Peru). Felipe II, King of Spain AR 8 Reales. 1556-1598.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300

    Potosí mint; uncertain date. Assayer A. Cob issue. Crowned Hapsburg coat-of-arms; P A to left, O VIII to right / Arms of Castille and Leon in quarters of Jerusalem cross, all within ornate quadrilobe. S P11; KM 5.1; Cal 674. 26.84gr, 38mm, 4h

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