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Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, P-B "Great Module" (1st or 2nd period), pedigreed to the A

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Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, P-B  Great Module  (1st or 2nd period), pedigreed to the A
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Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, P-B "Great Module" (1st or 2nd period), pedigreed to the Atocha Research Collection (Plate Coin). S-P4; KM-5.1. 26.74 grams. In our Auction #6 we presented this coin as 1st-period ("Lima style") B, for it has the fabric of a very early piece; yet the crown and the with-H HISPANIARVM in the legend indicate a slightly later issue (which is when the "Great Module" pieces of B were struck anyway). Adding to the confusion is a unique style of lions that was not used in either the earliest issues OR the 2nd period of B (just on this die). (Note that this is #53 in Paoletti, who exhibited similar vacillation in its attribution.) In any case it is an exceptional specimen, with incredibly bold, full details both in the legends and inside, nicely toned in crevices, and 100% corrosion-free. Great coin for either the advanced Potosi researcher or the Atocha specialist. Pedigreed to the Atocha Research Collection and Plate Coin #130 in the catalog, also pedigreed to our Auction #6, with original lot-tag #169, and with special Fisher photo-certificate #237784. Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida