^Lot 483 Lima, Peru, cob 1/2 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, P to left, dot-D to right, */X below

Lima, Peru, cob 1/2 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, P to left, dot-D to right, */X below monogram (very rare). S-L4; KM-unl (5 for type); Cal-unl (Type 60). 1.63 grams. Broad flan with full crown and inner details, nearly full legends, AXF with choice light toning but holed near edge. The */X on this coin is quite clear, indicative of being among the first de la Torre issues and belonging to the same series as the higher denominations with oD/X (see lots 465, 470 and 471 above), but we note with interest that the ornament above the D is a dot instead of an o, proving that dot-D is not an indicator of later production as once thought. Pedigreed to the Barry Stallard collection.