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Bogota, Colombia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P, mintmark-assayer dot-N-dot-R-dot-P to left, ve

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1500s-1650s Start Price:1,600.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Bogota, Colombia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P, mintmark-assayer dot-N-dot-R-dot-P to left, ve
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Bogota, Colombia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P, mintmark-assayer dot-N-dot-R-dot-P to left, very rare, ex-Ullian. S-B4 26.08 grams. Excellent, corrosion-free specimen with full and crisp inner details on both sides (the shield slightly doubled), including bold NRP and VIIII (with extra I due to doubling), king's ordinal IIII in legend, beautifully toned, curiously football-shaped flan. With Marex certificate and letter signed by Lou Ullian, also pedigreed to our Auction #2, with original lot-tag #84. Recovered from: Maravillas, sunk in 1656 off Grand Bahama Island