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BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer L/L/? (2nd period?), no H in HISPANIARVM, small cr

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BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer L/L/? (2nd period?), no H in HISPANIARVM, small cr
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BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer L/L/? (2nd period?), no H in HISPANIARVM, small crown, rare. KM-5.1; Cal-670. 27.01 grams. Very broad flan extending past the outer border in places, full legends with clear D,G,ISPANIARVM (like Sellschopp-53 et seq and Paoletti-56 but different dies), well-detailed full shield and crown (small variety) and (slightly doubled) cross-lions-castles, very clear P-L/L that is punched over a previous letter that is traditionally believed to be B but looks more like M on this example (which gibes with the fact that the tressure-dimples around the cross are deep, and aspect that changed with assayer B, hence also this issue could be from L's 1st period instead), lightly toned VF with traces of sediment in crevices. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of October 1992, with original lot-tag 789.