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BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer R (Rincón) to right, rare, ex-Ponte.

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BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer R (Rincón) to right, rare, ex-Ponte.
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BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer R (Rincón) to right, rare, ex-Ponte. S-P1; KM-4.2; Cal-519. 13.45 grams. Very broad flan but with legends mostly flat, still with good full crown and shield and cross, plus bold denomination to left and P-R to right, AXF with some patchy rainbow toning. The significance of the relatively rare P-R to right instead of left is unknown, and while it is tempting to speculate, there appears to be no provable connection to La Plata vs. Potosí in the higher denominations, despite the fact that the move from left to right seems to have played such a role in 1R (see Stallard and Sedwick article in Sedwick Auction 30). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.