“Pewter Wreck,” sunk in the mid-1500s off Santo Domingo
323. Santo Domingo, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, assayer F to left, mintmark backwards-S to left and P to right, very rare.
S-SD1; KM-29; CT-Type 72. 12.74 grams. Huge, round flan with full details (including legends), with cloverlike ornaments, motto as LV only (lacking the P and S) inside banner, all Latin lettering with backwards S’s, the legend on that side showing two iterations of IS (one from [REG] IS and the other from [H]ISPANIA), light surface corrosion but nicely toned, clearly the most solid and attractive of the 4R from this find. With Global Marine Exploration photo-certificate and media packet #PC01254B. Estimate: $7,000-$10,000.
324. Santo Domingo, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, assayer F to right, mintmark P to left and backwards-S to right, very rare,
Plus Vltra cover coin. S-SD1; KM-32; CT-Type 72. 12.32 grams. Broad flan with full but somewhat crude details (the legends especially bold and clear), including lions and castles transposed, cloverlike ornaments, Latin lettering, motto as P-LV-S (in addition to mintmark), king and queen’s names on both sides, nicely toned and well detailed despite light surface corrosion (especially on pillars side), small edge-split. With Global Marine Exploration photo-certificate and media packet #PC01254A, also the cover coin on the 1st quarter 2013 issue of Plus Vltra newsletter. Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.
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