^Lot 391 MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, 1730 R.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, 1730 R. S-M24; KM-47a; Cal-1416. 26.31 grams. Broad, thick, solid flan (rectangular except for one corner) with shallow lacuna on cross and partial lacuna on edge at top, unevenly toned with minimal surface corrosion, clear date and bold oM to left of off-center shield, good full cross-lions-castles. Pedigreed to the Ponterio sale #101 of June 5, 1999, lot 152. Recovered from: Vliegenthart, sunk in 1735 off Zeeland, Netherlands