Bogota, Colombia, cob mitad of a 1/4 real (?), Ferdinand VI, no assayer (1748-55), very rare. Restrepo-unl; KM-unl; Cal-unl. 0.36 gram. Square-cut flan of half-1/4R weight (see previous lot for explanation), dark XF with slight porosity, no borders, with very choice full castle and lion that match or at least resemble the latest cob issues and even the milled coins under Ferdinand VI (no records in Barriga between 1748 and 1755), first example we have seen or heard of. Pedigreed to the Gran Colombia collection.
($500-1000)