SPAIN  4 ESCUDOS COB  1556-98ND  PHILIP II  CROWNED ARMS AND CROSS  NGC 45 "LARGEST DENOMINATION FOR HIS RULE!"  A HANDSOME PIECE WELL MADE ON A PROBLEM FREE FLAN WITH ATTRACTIVE COLOR AND LUSTER. BOLDLY STRUCK DEVICES AND EXCEPTIONAL COIN FOR THE TYPE! SEVILLE MINT (LISTED IN "OLD" CATALOG IN XF 40 AT $4,000, HIGHEST GRADE IN CATALOG ONLY GOES TO XF)  SUPERIOR CENTERING ON BOTH FRONT AND BACK WITH AN EXTREMELY ATYPICAL ALMOST PERFECTLY ROUND PLANCHET/FLAN.  WITH ITS GOLDEN HONEY LUSTER GLIMMERING BRIGHTER THAN ANY OTHER ESCUDO WE'VE SEEN FROM OVER 450 YEARS OLD ! TRUELY A CENTER PIECE FOR THE ADVANCED COB CONNOISSEUR!