Shipwreck Coins
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E post-transitional (Transitional Type VIII/B), 1-PH-6 at top, ex-Capitana (1654), mounted in 14K gold bezel with shackle bail and dolphin embellishment.30.28 grams total.Full pillars-and-waves and full but doubled cross on broad flan with peripheral flatness, light toning over worn (corroded) surfaces.From the Capitana (1654), with (generic) Moro certificate, pedigreed to our Auction 20, with original lot-tag #1795.
Estimate: 300-450 USD