^Lot 605 Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer B/L below mintmark P to left, denomination ii over

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer B/L below mintmark P to left, denomination ii over erased P-M to right, rare. S-P4; KM-3.3; Cal-unl. 6.82 grams. Full and well-detailed shield and cross-lions-castles ("Seville" lions), XF with a few minor flat spots, small areas of toning in crevices, the tiny mintmark P and assayer B/L bold, with bold denomination ii punched over a weak but certain P-M, fascinating instance of a coin die used by three different assayers. Pedigreed to the Barry Stallard collection.