Netherlands (Spanish)
Brabant, Spanish Netherlands, 48 patards, "Golden Fleece" countermark (1652-72) on a Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1658E, pomegranate above cross, NGC VF 30, c/s XF weak.c/m: Delm-324; host: S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-1520.26.60 grams.Nearly full countermark (typically crude) at top of host's good full cross with date below and assayer to right, full pillars-and-waves on other side with second date and two more assayers, toned in crevices. (Note: See lot 659 for same countermark on a Colombian cob 8 reales.)
Estimate: 300-450 USD