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LOT 3722
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.).
ProvenanceFrom an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
FootnotesLikely recovered 1985 from Atocha Shipwreck.
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LOT 3722
Bolivia, Colonial (as Alto Peru). Felipe II, King of Spain AR 8 Reales.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
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Hungary. Magyar Kiralysag, Bela II AR Denar. 1131-1141.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
REX BELA, crowned facing head / Cross with wedges in quarters within circle; strokes around and small cross above; all within circle. Cf. Grierson, Coins of Medieval Europe 224; Frynas H.11.1; Huszár 50. 0.48gr, 11mm, 6h.
Good Extremely Fine. Toned.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Germany, Baltic Territories. Teutonic Order, Michael Küchmeister von Sternberg AR Schilling. 1414-1422.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Danzig (Gdansk) mint. Struck 1416-1422. [MAG]S-T MIC-hAЄL PRIM, Grandmasters shielded arms on long cross pattée / MONЄ-[TA DN-ORVM] PRVC, shielded arms on long cross pattée. Cf. Davenport, Baltic 274; cf. Voßberg 801. 1.39gr, 20mm, 7h.
Good Fine.
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection. -
Low Countries, Flanders. Charles the Bold AR Double Patard. 1467-1477.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Bruges mint; i.m: cross pattée. ✠ KAROLVS ⦂ DЄI ⦂ GRA ⦂ DVX ⦂ BVRG ⦂ CO ⦂ F[LA], shield with Burgundian arms / ✠ SIT ⦂ NOᙏЄN ⦂ DOᙏINI ⦂ [BЄ]NЄDICTVᙏ ⦂ (firesteel), short floriate cross with fleur-de-lis in centre. Gelder Hoc 23-3; Boudeau 2267; Vanhoudt 32-BG. 2.75gr, 27mm, 5h.
Good Fine.
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection. Accompanied by copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report, with reference no. NLM-1A5A10.
