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8 Reales Spanish Cob Coin C.1600
Potosi mint
Assayer: O
from the wreck of the T`Vliegenthart ( the flying heart).
The ship was an East Indiaman which sank 1735 shortly after departing Rammekens foe the East Indies when the deadly combination of a north east gale, a spring tide and a pilot error sent her into a sand bank. All hands were lost and she sank in 10 fathoms of water.
The coin has nice clear detail and is struck on a large unusual shape flan.Complete with COA.
42 mm in diameter, 24.1 grams.