Archivo: One real of Philip IV of Spain (reverse) (FindID 752993)

Descripción: Silver worn and clipped one real 'pillars and waves' type cob of Philip IV (1621-1665) of Spain, dated to 1656 on the obverse. The assayer's letter 'E' to the right of the shield on the obverse and to the right of the 'I' and the column on the reverse refers to Antonio de Ergueta, assayer from 1653 to 1678. The 'P' to the left of the 'I' and the column refers to the Potosi mint in Bolivia. The reverse central field has two upright pillars with foliate capitals and waves formed by curved lines beneath them. There are two equidistant horizontal lines that cross the pillars forming nine squares. Within these squares are the letters : [P] / I (pellet above) / E [P]LV / SVL / TR E / 56 / P In the mid-16th century major silver deposits were found in South America, in an area known as 'Peru', but this relates to an area much larger than modern-day Peru. Coins minted from here were called 'cobs' or cabo, and rather than producing a nice flan onto which the image was struck, cobs were simply a bar of silver cut into appropriate weights (1, 2, 4, 8 reales) so they are not standard shapes. Cayon (2005) illustrates a one real minted in Potosi and dated to 1656 on page 654, fig.73, no.5800.
Título: one real of Philip IV of Spain (reverse)
Créditos: https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/541746 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/541746/recordtype/artefacts archive copy Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/752993
Autor(a): Royal Institution of Cornwall, Anna Tyacke, 2015-11-20 16:25:59
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