^Lot 349 BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip III or IV, assayer not visible (1620s), quadrants of cross tra

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip III or IV, assayer not visible (1620s), quadrants of cross transposed, "flat" lions. 26.00 grams. Choice full shield with bold full denomination as "O•VIII" to right (first we have seen), full cross-lions-castles, practically corrosion-free and with nice toning in crevices. With original certificate from Captain Tracy Bowden through his Concepción contract with the Dominican Republic. Recovered from: Concepción, sunk in 1641 off Hispaniola