Seville, Spain, gold cob 1 escudo, Charles II, assayer M, NGC XF 40

Seville, Spain, gold cob 1 escudo, Charles II, assayer M, NGC XF 40 ("top pop"). Cal-Type 137. 3.24 grams. Bold full S-M to left of nearly full shield, bold but off-center cross with bold HISPAN preceded by what appears to be an 8/7 of the date (hence 1688/7, which is unlisted), deeply toned fields all over, technically finest in NGC census for the type without visible date (at least one dated example at higher grade). NGC #6444731-002.
($900-1350)