Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Louis I, assayer not visible (D), extremely rare. S-M23; KM-42. 13.60 grams. Somewhat crude strike with lots of weakness and flatness (Fine for actual wear) but particularly desirable for the bold LVD(OVICVS) visible in the legend, toned here and there. (Also see lot 452 in this auction, a corroded specimen without king's name but visible date [17]24].)
($1000-2000)