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Lima, Peru, ¼ real, Philip II, assayer X/R, extremely rare (first specimen known).

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Lima, Peru, ¼ real, Philip II, assayer X/R, extremely rare (first specimen known).
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Lima, Peru, ¼ real, Philip II, assayer X/R, extremely rare (first specimen known). S-L2. 0.4 gram. A tiny but very rare issue made even rarer by the fact that the assayer-mark to the left of the crowned I shows over-assayer X/R, the first such specimen we have ever heard of. Like almost all specimens of this type, this coin is moderately corroded from salvage, but the central design (crowned R on one side and crowned I on the other, originally supposed to be K and I for Charles and Joanna) is all clear, and there is even some bold legend (net grade Fine). Probably from the Rimac River in Lima, Peru.