^Lot 297 BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer M (pre-dated type), quadrants of cross transposed

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer M (pre-dated type), quadrants of cross transposed. S-P18; KM-unl (9 for type); Cal-unl (Type 148). 10.07 grams. Worn from corrosion but without any pitting and with full and bold cross and shield, the latter off-center enough to show a bold assayer M below dot, mostly darkly toned, scarce as a cob from this wreck. With generic certificate from the salvor. Recovered from: Campen, sunk in 1627 off the Isle of Wight, south of England