Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8reales, 1650O, with crowned-L countermark on cross. S-P35; KM-19b; CT-509. 23.11 grams. Oval-shaped flan due to edge-corrosion, nice full shield and crown with bold P-O to left, bold date outside full cross with full countermark, nicely toned all over, typical edge-split. With original Humphreys certificate #91-8R-0090, and pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of March 1995, with original lot-tag #1114. Recovered from: Maravillas, sunk in 1656 off Grand Bahama Island.
Estimate: $300