^Lot 476 MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, 1667 G, rare.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, 1667 G, rare. S-M19a; KM-45; Cal-1378. 10.81 grams. Typically thin from corrosion but with very bold full 67 of date and oMG to left of most of shield, the cross full and also bold, with toning in crevices, peripheries flat, not just rare but also interesting as a posthumous issue of Philip IV (based on known Royals). With original certificate from the salvor/conservator. Recovered from: Joanna, sunk in 1682 off South Africa