Lima, Peru, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, P-4 to left, *-oD to right. S-L4; KM-11; Cal-501. 13.70 grams. Choice full details in AU grade, with lightly contrasting crustiness on fields, the shield and cross particularly sharp and well-detailed. Pedigreed to the Barry Stallard collection and to the Heritage auction of January 2008, with original lot-tag 51946.
($700-1000)