8 Reales
8 Reales. 1739 MF. Mexico City mint. Crown over globes between the columns of Hercules, date below. Rev. crowned arms between assayers mark and value. Cayón 9421; KM. 103. Silver. null g. 26.35 Saltwater damage . Very fine +. From an unidentified wreck, likely VOC ship 'Hollandia'. The Hollandia was a Dutch East Indiaman which wrecked on Annet Isles of Scilly on 13 July 1743 causing 276 fatalities. The wreck was discovered by Rex Cowan in 1971.
Condition: Very fine +
literature: Cayón 9421; KM. 103.
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8 Reales. 1739 MF. Mexico City mint. Crown over globes between the columns of Hercules, date below. Rev. crowned arms between assayers mark and value. Cayón 9421; KM. 103. Silver. null g. 26.35 Saltwater damage . Very fine +. From an unidentified wreck, likely VOC ship 'Hollandia'. The Hollandia was a Dutch East Indiaman which wrecked on Annet Isles of Scilly on 13 July 1743 causing 276 fatalities. The wreck was discovered by Rex Cowan in 1971.
Condition: Very fine +
literature: Cayón 9421; KM. 103.
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