^Lot 120 SPAIN, Seville, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Gothic D at 4 o'clock outside tressure on reverse.

SPAIN, Seville, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Gothic D at 4 o'clock outside tressure on reverse. Cal-720. 25.98 grams. Well-detailed full cross and shield with bold full S and o-VIII, lightly toned, minimal corrosion but some flatness in unevenly thick peripheries plus one hairline edge-split. Pedigreed to the Steve Valentine Collection, with original certificate from the salvor/conservator. Recovered from: Santiago, sunk in 1585 off Bassas da India in the Indian Ocean