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8 Reales - Philip II
| Issuer | Casa de la Moneda de Potosí |
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| Year | 1574-1586 |
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| Shape | Cob |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears a bold floriated cross potent with lions and castles alternating in the four quadrants formed by the cross, the whole enclosed within a quadrilobe or tressure. A wreath or decorative border surrounds the central cross design. The partial circular Latin legend HISPANIARVM ET INDIARVM REX runs around the periphery within a beaded border, though portions are characteristically lost to the irregular shape of the hammered cob flan. The overall striking is typical of the macuquina technique, showing the characteristic irregular planchet and variable surface texture of colonial Spanish silver coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | HISPANIARVM ET INDIARVM REX |
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