^Lot 653 PERU, Lima, cob 2 reales, 1659 V, variety with star over LIMA with ligate MA above date, (V) to left

PERU, Lima, cob 2 reales, 1659 V, variety with star over LIMA with ligate MA above date, (V) to left, 2 to right, very rare, ex-Ponte. S-L5; KM-16; Cal-839. 5.53 grams. Doubled but well-centered full pillars-and-waves with all interior elements clear, nearly full cross (also slightly doubled), Fine with corroded surfaces, toned on fields. Pedigreed to the Jorge Ugaz Collection of Lima Silver Cob 2 Reales and to the Luis R. Ponte Collection.