Shield Type
Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible, with chopmarks as from circulation in Asia, ex-Jones (Plate Coin).KM-45.26.96 grams.Interesting urn-shaped flan with curved and pointed top, full cross and shield but peripherally flat, with small chops on both sides and test-cuts in edge, partially brown-toned Fine with several areas of bright-green verdigris.Pedigreed to the Dr. Peter Jones collection, plated on page 147 of his book The First Coins of the Americas (2020).
Estimate: 100-150 USD