Kavel 7173

Brazil/Bolivia Philip II (1556-98) - countermarked Bolivia AR 8 Reales, Potosi, assayer H. Ballestoros (1596-1605), countermarked on obv. with crowned 640 in contoured frame (type VI). Authorized by Provision of March 23, 1679 (Brazil, KM53); on reverse countermarked with crowned ‘dot F dot’ without border, applied 1651-52 (Bolivia KM5.1). Authenticity of countermarks not verifiable - host coin attractive VF, countermarks good VF