8 reales. Spanish Monarchy. Philip IV (1621-1665). 1650. Potosi. O-O. (Juan Rodriguez de Rodas). Extremely rare countermark Crown with dot within a dotted border, absent from Ullian’s list and unknown until this coin appeared in Sedwick’s Sale 12. Thin due to light corrosion but with all details visible and well defined. The crown is complete and unusually well detailed, with P/O to the left and 8/O to the right of the shield. Four-digit date and nearly complete legends. Shield and cross in the new style with a normal 5 in the date. From the treasure of La Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador. Slabbed by NGC as VF Details, Saltwater damage. C/S: AU Standard. Ex Daniel F. Sedwick 12, lot 486. Ex Luis R. Ponte Collection. The same specimen is illustrated on page 90 of Mastalir’s The Great Transition at the Potosí Mint 1649-1652: The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage and the Countermarks of 1652, Part A: The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage (2021) and on page 239 of Part B: The Countermarks of 1652. Rare crowned dot - VF Details. Cal. 1488. Km. 19b. Ag. 23,69.

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Philip IV (1621-1665). 8 reales. 1650. Potosi. O-O. (Juan Rodriguez de Rodas). (Cal-1488). (Km-19b). Ag. 23,69 g. Extremely rare countermark "Crown with dot" within a dotted border, absent from Ullian’s list and unknown until this coin appeared in Sedwick’s Sale 12. Thin due to light corrosion but with all details visible and well defined. The crown is complete and unusually well detailed, with P/O to the left and 8/O to the right of the shield. Four-digit date and nearly complete legends. Shield and cross in the new style with a normal 5 in the date. From the treasure of "La Capitana," sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador. Slabbed by NGC as VF Details, Saltwater damage. C/S: AU Standard. Ex Daniel F. Sedwick 12, lot 486. Ex Luis R. Ponte Collection. The same specimen is illustrated on page 90 of Mastalir’s The Great Transition at the Potosí Mint 1649-1652: The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage and the Countermarks of 1652, Part A: The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage (2021) and on page 239 of Part B: The Countermarks of 1652. Est...1200,00.

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500 €

Current bid

550 €

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Lot 180 - Spanish Monarchy

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