^Lot 298 SPAIN, Seville, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Gothic D at 4 o'clock outside tressure around cross

SPAIN, Seville, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Gothic D at 4 o'clock outside tressure around cross. Cal-Type 203. 23.33 grams. Solid, broad flan with bold full shield and cross (the latter lightly corroded) but flat peripheries, unevenly toned, scarce as a cob from this wreck (also rather early). With generic certificate from the salvor. Recovered from: Campen, sunk in 1627 off the Isle of Wight, south of England