^Lot 294 MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P. S-M19; KM-45; Cal-Type 319. 24.35 grams. Odd shape with flat areas from varying thickness, full but crude oMP and 16 of date, full cross and most of shield, interesting metal-stress marks but practically no corrosion, toned in crevices, desirable provenance with official certification. With original Western Australian Museum tag and certificate 10419. Recovered from: Vergulde Draeck (“Gilt Dragon”), sunk in 1656 off Western Australia