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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 16(5)1E, with crowned-dot-F-dot countermark on shield.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1500s-1650s Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 450.00 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 16(5)1E, with crowned-dot-F-dot countermark on shield.
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 16(5)1E, with crowned-dot-F-dot countermark on shield. S-P36; KM-19b; CT-511. 27.45 grams. Extremely bold and complete countermark (rare thus) on well-detailed full shield, most of king's name and ordinal in legend, full but partially weak cross, full 16 of date, nicely toned, minimal surface corrosion. Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador