Denomination: 4 Reales

Grade: Grade (One) 1

Mint: Mexico City

Assayer: "O" Luis de Ornate (1579 - 1589)

Reign: Philip II

Weight: 13.48 gm

Date: Never Dated

Mount: 14K Gold

Description: Obverse:  Well defined Florenzada cross.  Lions and Castles clearly visible in 4 quadrants. Reverse: Boldly struck shield side.  king ordinal clearly visible at top.  Mexico Mint mark and Assayer mark "O:" clearly visible. Some legend visible.

History: This coin was from a private collection obtained by Shipwreck Treasures of the Keys. It has been numismatically certified as authentic to its time period and demonstrates evidence of environmental wear and corrosion consistent with marine wear related to a shipwreck.  Coins of this collection no longer have official salvager documentation proving their origin from a legal underwater shipwreck recovery. These coins may have been discovered on a beach near a wreck site, legally recovered by a salvager but now with lost documentation. As a historical note, coins of this type where discovered on the Atocha Shipwreck. Each coin is certified as an authentic artifact that has survived a shipwreck. Our private collection database helps to further our  understanding of shipwrecks and their contents, both locally and globally, providing an additional benefit for collectors and researchers alike."

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