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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer Z, with rare variety of crown-alone countermark on

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1500s-1650s Start Price:560.00 USD Estimated At:700.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer Z, with rare variety of crown-alone countermark on
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer Z, with rare variety of crown-alone countermark on shield. S-P34; KM-19a. 26.4 grams. Bold P-Z to left of full shield with full crown above, the countermark about 80%, no corrosion but some old marks on the full cross, nicely contrasting toning all over. Pedigreed to the Ponterio "La Capitana" sale of April 10,1999, with lot-tag #226. Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador