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Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, Philip II, x-ii to left, P-erasure(?) to right, reverse legend rotated 180

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Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, Philip II, x-ii to left, P-erasure(?) to right, reverse legend rotated 180
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Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, Philip II, x-ii to left, P-erasure(?) to right, reverse legend rotated 180 degrees, king's name misspelled as PHILPPVS (unique). S-L3, KM-9, CT-495. 6.4 grams. A very strange and educational coin that is either assayer X or the very first issue of Diego de la Torre (rare and interesting either way), for above the denomination to the left is a small x (decidedly not a star), and below the mintmark to the right is a blank spot that is either an erasure or just a very weak oD, notably identical dies for the known oD/X 2 reales (note the misspelling of the king's name), nicely toned and with full shield and crown and bold legends, the cross very weak, Fine+ overall.