Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1655 E, PH at top, pomegranate above cross. S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-1509. 26.50 grams. Choice full pillars-and-waves with bold PH at top above denomination .8., two clear dates on that side, full but doubled cross with full crown above pomegranate at top, third date below, bold king's ordinal IIII in legend, richly old-toned AVF with dark fields, edge-split, holed at edge, round and Royal-like flan (not a die-match with Lazaro).
($200-300)