Three Important Rarities // From Santiago and Nuevo Reino

Triton XIV, Lot: 1474. Estimate $30000. Sold for $32500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

VIRREINATO DEL PERÚ, Chile. Fernando VI. King of Spain, 1746-1759. AR 8 Reales. Milled columnario type. Santiago mint; José Larrañeta, assayer. Dated 1758S J. (rosette) FERDINANDUS · VI · D · G · HISPAN · ET IND · REX, crowned abbreviated royal coat-of-arms; (rosette)/J/(rosette) to left, (rosette)/8/(rosette) to right / (rosette) VTRAQUE VNUM ([He made them] both one) (rosette), crowned western and eastern hemispheres; to right and left, crowned composite column with encircling banner inscribed PLUS VLT(RA) (further beyond); all set on ground rising out of ocean waves; in exergue, mintmark and rosette on either side of 1758. Edge: wreath. Gilboy SC-8-7; ME 10631; Calicó 387. In NGC slab graded AU Details, lightly toned, some scratches. Very rare.

From the Patrick H.C. Tan Collection.