Cartagena, Colombia, cob 8 reales, 1622A, with pomegranate in shield, rare, Grade 3. Restrepo-M42.1; S-C2; KM-3.2; CT-251. 22.21 grams. Bold 22 of date outside of full cross-lions-castles with old scrape mark to right, good full shield with bold assayer A to right, light surface corrosion all over, deeply toned. With Fisher tag and certificate #109169, pedigreed to our Auction #3, with original lot-tag #122. Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida
($1250-2000)