^Lot 334 MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible. KM-45; Cal-Type 319. 26.27 grams. Oddly round flan with flat and beveled peripheries (as made), no corrosion, nearly full and well-centered cross and shield with bold full denomination 8, deeply toned. With original certificate from Captain Tracy Bowden through his Concepción contract with the Dominican Republic. Recovered from: Concepción, sunk in 1641 off Hispaniola