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Bogota, Colombia, cob 4 reales, 1627 (P), reverse legend reading counterclockwise, quadrants of cros

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Bogota, Colombia, cob 4 reales, 1627 (P), reverse legend reading counterclockwise, quadrants of cros
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Bogota, Colombia, cob 4 reales, 1627 (P), reverse legend reading counterclockwise, quadrants of cross transposed, very rare, ex-Christensen. Restrepo-M53.3; S-B4; KM-2.2 var; Cal-1138 var. 9.39 grams. Very bold full cross (doubled at lower-right only) with full and clear legend from 9 to 2 o'clock reading NAPIH.7261 (i.e., HISPAN…1627 punched in reverse order and without the S), the attractively toned and non-corroded but shield side heavily so (hence the low weight). Just one other example is known with the legend punched in reverse, the Restrepo Plate Coin (ex-Lasser), but it appears to be from a different die. Pedigreed to the original Christensen auction of May 1982 (lot 201, with incorrect weight stated in catalog). Recovered from: Concepcion, sunk in 1641 off Hispaniola