Lot 5246
Sale 78 · Important Australian & World Coins & Banknotes, The Lampard Collection, The James Atkinson Collection
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Description
Bolivia, Philip III, (1598-1621), cob eight reales, Potosi mint, nd. c.1613-1617, assayer Q, (Calico 151, KM.10), mounted by clamp to a silver hallmarked support and chain, (total weight 51.6 grams). Coin from a wreck with some edge porosity, otherwise very fine and rare.
The assayer Q is very distinctive and has been assigned the period 1613-1617 on this undated series. The mint although not apparent on the coin is clearly from this mint by the style of the cob piece.
- Estimate
- $150
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $500