Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1717M. S-L28; KM-38.2; CT-29. 26.94 grams. Compact flan with bold full pillars-and-waves and choice full cross-lions-castles, light-yellow AU with luster, tiny split in edge, same "teardrops" motif as on the previous lot (dated 1716) but with solid horizontal lines on pillars side, should be popular as the same year of the sinking of the pirate ship Whydah.
(6000 - 9000 USD)