Lot 875 BRAZIL, 600 reis, Afonso VI, crowned-600 countermark (1663) on a Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Phil

BRAZIL, 600 reis, Afonso VI, crowned-600 countermark (1663) on a Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (4th period), with crowned-480 countermark (480 reis, 1643), rare. Gomes-47.03; LMB-12; KM-19.1. 27.32 grams. Exceptionally bold full countermarks (AU) on bottom half of full cross-and-tressure on a very early host (AVF) with bold P-B to left of full but partially flat shield (due to the countermarks), toned in crevices.
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