| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61465 | Auction date: 20 January 2025 |
| Lot number: 21021 Price realized: 900 USD (Approx. 874 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Bolivia Philip IV "Maravillas" Cob 8 Reales 1652 P-E Genuine NGC, Potosi mint, KM21. Potosi mint, KM-A20.4, Cal-1493, Mastalir-IV.1-A.bb2. 13.29gm. Transitional Type IV/A, subtype with A/F to left of shield. Salvaged from the "Maravillas" (sunk in 1656 off Grand Bahama Island, The Bahamas). thin from corrosion but showing plenty details. The Nuestra Señora de Las Maravillas was the almiranta of the 1656 treasure fleet. Bringing a large amount of treasure officially, and likely lots in contraband as well, it carried much of the silver salvaged from the Capitana, wrecked two years before off modern Day Chanduy, Ecuador. Bad weather and unexpected shallow waters claimed the ship and most of its crew. Considered by some a cursed treasure, it once again found itself in the bottom of the seas, with some half of it recovered by the Spaniards, with the remaining cargo only rediscovered centuries later. After Bob Marx first initiated the salvaging of the wreck in the 1970's, some rare transitional pieces from the Potosi Scandal came to market, alongside rare Colombian silver Cobs. The second main salvaging brought many gold Cobs to market in the 1990's, with some believing the main hull is yet to be found. www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice https://coins.ha.com/itm/bolivia/philip-iv-maravillas-cob-8-reales-1652-p-e-genuine-ngc-/p/61465-1013.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61465-01202025 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Certification number: Details NGC 5711859006 |  |
