AFTERNOON SESSION LOTS 275-623 AT 2:00 P.M. COLOMBIA PHILIP IV (1621-1665) COB COINAGE
2-Escudos, 1622, mintmark SF, Santa Fé de Bogotá, left of shield, denomination in roman numerals right, legend: PHILIPPVS III.D.G.:. rev. cross within rosette, legend: HISPANIARVM REX 1622, Alonso Turrillo de Yerba mintmaster, 6.7 grms. (Cal. unlisted; CC. 6046; KM.4.3), extremely fine, sharp details, the first gold coin struck in the Americas, extremely rare and perhaps the best specimen of approximately five known to exist, illustrated in Krause

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2-Escudos, 1622, mintmark SF, Santa Fé de Bogotá, left of shield, denomination in roman numerals right, legend: PHILIPPVS III.D.G.:. rev. cross within rosette, legend: HISPANIARVM REX 1622, Alonso Turrillo de Yerba mintmaster, 6.7 grms. (Cal. unlisted; CC. 6046; KM.4.3), extremely fine, sharp details, the first gold coin struck in the Americas, extremely rare and perhaps the best specimen of approximately five known to exist, illustrated in Krause
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