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Maker(s):Carlos II (minted under)
Culture:Spanish
Title:8 Reales of Carlos II
Date Made:1685
Type:Coin/Numismatic
Materials:Silver
Place Made:South America; Bolivia; Potosí
Accession Number:  MH 2014.33
Credit Line:Purchase with the Marian Hayes (Class of 1925) Art Purchase Fund
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Cob coin crudely double struck.
Obverse: Dual pillars flanking top to bottom 8 SVL [16]85 and various assayer marks at left and right
Obverse legend: POTOSI
Reverse: Arms of Castile and León
Reverse legend: CAROLVS.II.D.G.HISPANIARVM.REX

Tags:
numismatics

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