^Lot 1574 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. 25.71 grams. Interesting piece as struck off-center on a crude and broad planchet, bold partial shield with clear denomination 8, nice small cross, some pitting at top but otherwise solid. With original certificate from Captain Tracy Bowden through his contract with the Dominican Republic. Recovered from: Concepción, sunk in 1641 off Hispaniola