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Seville, Spain, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer not visible, cut down to 4R size.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1500s-1650s Start Price:80.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
Seville, Spain, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer not visible, cut down to 4R size.
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Seville, Spain, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer not visible, cut down to 4R size. 12.91 grams. Thick center-cut of an 8R whose edges were probably heavily corroded, with heavy pitting on shield as well but the cross well preserved and nearly full, lightly toned. With photocopy of article entitled "Wreck of the Santiago," by Dr. Brian R. Stuckenberg (1982). Recovered from: Santiago, sunk in 1585 on the Bassas da India atoll between Mozambique and Madagascar (east of Africa)