CNG 112, Lot: 775. Estimate $1500. Sold for $1800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PERU, Colonial. Ferdinand VI. King of Spain, 1746-1759. AV 8 Escudos (37mm, 26.92 g, 12h). Lima mint. Dated 1754 L(IMA) JD. Armored and draped bust right / Crowned coat-of-arms within Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Calicó 718; KM 59.1; Friedberg 20. Orange toning, light contact marks, faint scratch, minor metal flaws on reverse. VF.

From the G.W.K. Roberts Collection.