Lot 193 Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1650) O, with crowned-L countermark on cross.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1650) O, with crowned-L countermark on cross. S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-1488. 25.31 grams. Choice specimen without corrosion, full shield and cross, the former with bold full king's name PHELIPVS and UPPER half of crown due to doubling, and the latter (also slightly doubled) with bold full countermark in center, just no visible date but attributable by style, toned in crevices, parts of edge slightly crude. Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador
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