La Capitana Shipwreck ("Jesus Maria de la Limpia Conception") - 8 Reales - Potosi Mint - Reign of Philip III
$1,275
Shipwreck: La Capitana - 1654
Reign: Pilip III
Denomination: 8 Reales
Mint: Potosi
Assayer: "E" Erqueta "1651"
Date: NV Visible
Crown Mark: Not Visible
Weight: 21.43 gm
History: La Capitana sank in October of 1654 off the coast of Chanduy, Ecuador. The 1,200-ton Spanish galleon was the largest built in Colonial America during the 17th Century, and the flagship of the Viceroyalty of Peru and the South Sea Armada. This ship was commissioned to to carry Spanish Coins including the Potosi Mint scandal coins.
C-Cap-1497