Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer C under erased B/L, rare. S-P5; KM-3.2. 6.58 grams. Broad flan with much legend and full crown, nice full shield and cross ("flat" lions), bold P-erasure-C (missing in Sellschopp, who considered this issue to be La Plata), AVF with tiny spots of encrustation and verdigris. Pedigreed to the Swiss Bank Corp. auction of September 1997, with original lot-tag #1798.
Estimate: $400-600