Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC
Treasure Auction 28 17-19 Nov 2020
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer M to left, very rare, ex-Atocha Research Collection (Plate Coin).S-P2; KM-5.1; CT-141 (under Lima).25.77 grams.Broad flan with choice full shield side including full legends and nearly full crown, lightly corroded and slightly doubled cross side (AU details), nicely toned, overall a very illustrative coin for early Potosi with clear first-issue diagnostics like ISPANIARVM (no H), DEI G instead of D.G, tight-dot borders, lower loop in crown, deep tressure dimples around the cross, Seville lions, etc., so numismatically important but also of prime interest for treasure collectors (despite the lack of tag or certificate) as plated in the 1988 Christie's catalog for the Atocha Research Collection (Plate No. 3, coin 18). Also far superior to Sellschopp #28, with which it is an exact die-match.
Estimate: 2000-3000 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer M to left, very rare, ex-Atocha Research Collection (Plate Coin).S-P2; KM-5.1; CT-141 (under Lima).25.77 grams.Broad flan with choice full shield side including full legends and nearly full crown, lightly corroded and slightly doubled cross side (AU details), nicely toned, overall a very illustrative coin for early Potosi with clear first-issue diagnostics like ISPANIARVM (no H), DEI G instead of D.G, tight-dot borders, lower loop in crown, deep tressure dimples around the cross, Seville lions, etc., so numismatically important but also of prime interest for treasure collectors (despite the lack of tag or certificate) as plated in the 1988 Christie's catalog for the Atocha Research Collection (Plate No. 3, coin 18). Also far superior to Sellschopp #28, with which it is an exact die-match.
Estimate: 2000-3000 USD