Silver 8 real of Philip II, Potosí (Bolivia), 1580. 1938.26.19

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1938.26.19

Physical Description

  • Axis: 0

  • Measurements

    • Diameter (in mm): 38

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Coin
  • Date: 1580

  • Date on Object

    • Date: ca. 1580
  • Denomination: 8 real
  • Manufacture: Struck
  • Material: Silver

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Type: Hapsburg shield crowned

  • Reverse

    • Type: castles and lions quartered

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1938.26.19
  • Department: Latin American
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Subjects

  • Series: colonial

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Public Domain Mark (images)
  • Rights: No Copyright - United States

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