^Lot 1572 MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible. KM-45; Cal-Type 319. 26.85 grams. Steely gray-toned piece with bold, nearly complete shield, good cross with nice detail in the bottom quadrants, unevenly thick (typical for this period) with some peripheral flatness. With original certificate from Captain Tracy Bowden through his contract with the Dominican Republic. Recovered from: Concepción, sunk in 1641 off Hispaniola