Lima, Peru, cob 4 escudos, 1709M, very rare, NGC AU 58, ex-1715 Fleet. S-L28; KM-unl (37 for type); CT-212. 13.42 grams. Full cross-lions-castles (unusually small design, characteristic of the 4E of 1708-9), the pillars side off-center and doubled but with clear date and assayer, lightly toned on fields, only the second example we have handled (no specimens cited in Tauler), this being second finest in NGC census. From the 1715 Fleet. NGC #4909967-002.
Estimate: $5000-7500