8 reales. Spanish Monarchy. Shipwreck coins. Philip IV (1621-1665). 1659. Lima. V. “Star of Lima”. Mintmark L★M at center, with full date below and 8/V - 8/V at sides. Well-struck at the center, with weak areas at the peripheries. Nearly complete pillars-and-waves and virtually complete cross, with the castles especially well detailed. Virtually no saltwater corrosion, visible only next to the left pillar. Very rare. It could be attributed to the Jupiter shipwreck; however, based on the die type, it does not correspond to the Lima Star types documented from that wreck, and this die has never been reported among the finds recovered from the wreck. Sedwick stated in his description: “Probably from the unidentified ca. 1671 shipwreck in the port of Seville, based on the corrosion pattern and toning.” Ex Daniel F. Sedwick 18 (29/10/2015), lot 560. Ex Sedwick 2015. Cal. 1247. Ag. 24,01.

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Shipwreck coins. Philip IV (1621-1665). 8 reales. 1659. Lima. V. (Cal-1247). Ag. 24,01 g. “Star of Lima”. Mintmark L★M at center, with full date below and 8/V - 8/V at sides. Well-struck at the center, with weak areas at the peripheries. Nearly complete pillars-and-waves and virtually complete cross, with the castles especially well detailed. Virtually no saltwater corrosion, visible only next to the left pillar. Very rare.

It could be attributed to the Jupiter shipwreck; however, based on the die type, it does not correspond to the Lima Star types documented from that wreck, and this die has never been reported among the finds recovered from the wreck. Sedwick stated in his description: “Probably from the unidentified ca. 1671 shipwreck in the port of Seville, based on the corrosion pattern and toning.”

Ex Daniel F. Sedwick 18 (29/10/2015), lot 560. Est...6000,00.

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2.000 €

Current bid

2.300 €

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