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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 165(1-2)E, with crown-alone countermark on shield, ex-Ponterio.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1500s-1650s Start Price:600.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 900.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 165(1-2)E, with crown-alone countermark on shield, ex-Ponterio.
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 165(1-2)E, with crown-alone countermark on shield, ex-Ponterio. S-P36; KM-17b. 7.75 grams. Very thin from corrosion but broad and well detailed, with nice full shield and cross, full countermark and P-E and 4-E, much legend (including date), contrastingly toned. Pedigreed to the Capitana auction (Ponterio April 1999), with original lot-tag #22. Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador