504. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1660V, “Star of Lima” type (Series III), very rare. S-L5; KM-18.2; CT-266. 26.78 grams. Nice full cross with three dots in each quadrant, full but off-center pillars with PLVS / •star• / VLTRA / •660• in center, L8(•V) to right, PHIL- of king’s name in legend, nicely toned VF. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of February 1998, with original lot-tag #1127. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.
505. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, 1660V, “Star of Lima” type (Series III), extremely rare, finest known. S-L5; KM-16; CT-842. 6.64 grams. This coin and the next lot represent the first specimens we have ever sold, and this one is as good as you can get, with full and bold crown and pillars enclosing PLVS above 2-star-2 above 660 above VLTRA, with L-V (no dots) to right and left, bold king’s ordinal IIII in legend, the cross-lions-castles also full but struck off-center, nicely toned VF with old mark to left on pillars side. Curiously, the middle digit 6 of the date is punched over a 9 (rotated 6). Estimate: $5,000-up.
506. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, 1660V, “Star of Lima” type (Series III), extremely rare. S-L5; KM-16; CT-842. 3.54 grams. Moderately
corroded but with bold details (albeit off-center), including crown above 660 above 2-star-2 above PLVS (with VLTRA presumably below that), toning in crevices, possible stripped hole at edge, nowhere near as nice as the previous lot but still incredibly rare, and clearly a different variety. With Sedwick photo-certificate. Estimate: $500-up.
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