833

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer C below erased B/L, rare, ex-Ponte.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Cobs - Potosi Silver Start Price:4,000.00 USD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD
BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer C below erased B/L, rare, ex-Ponte.
SOLD
Sign In To View Winning Bid
This item SOLD at 2024 May 08 @ 11:56UTC-4 : AST/EDT
By registering for our auction, you agree to the terms and conditions at the time the auction will take place.
BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer C below erased B/L, rare, ex-Ponte. S-P5; KM-5.1; Cal-671. 27.46 grams. Huge flan that extends well past outer borders in most places, very choice full inner details and nearly full legends, AXF with contrasting toning and sediment in crevices, certainly one of the most impressive examples known of this celebrated assayer that Sellschopp famously attributed to La Plata in error. Curiously, the obverse die appears to be different from the two cataloged by Sellschopp (140, 141) and Paoletti (60, 59) but is a match with known examples of the even-rarer B/C under erasure (Sellschopp 143-145, Paoletti 61-63). Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.