^Lot 146 MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer D (early 1630s).

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer D (early 1630s). S-M18a; KM-45; Cal-Type 319. 26.47 grams. Urn-shaped flan (uneven thickness) with good full shield and cross (exaggerated fleur-tips), no corrosion, only lightly toned in crevices. With original certificate from Captain Tracy Bowden through his contract with the Dominican Republic. Recovered from: Concepción, sunk in 1641 off Hispaniola