Silver Reales Cob

Dated! Atocha & Margarita Era 1592-1599 Spain / 2 Reales Cob Assayer B Bravo

Dated! Atocha & Margarita Era 1592-1599 Spain / 2 Reales Cob Assayer B Bravo
Dated! Atocha & Margarita Era 1592-1599 Spain / 2 Reales Cob Assayer B Bravo
Dated! Atocha & Margarita Era 1592-1599 Spain / 2 Reales Cob Assayer B Bravo
Dated! Atocha & Margarita Era 1592-1599 Spain / 2 Reales Cob Assayer B Bravo
Dated! Atocha & Margarita Era 1592-1599 Spain / 2 Reales Cob Assayer B Bravo
Dated! Atocha & Margarita Era 1592-1599 Spain / 2 Reales Cob Assayer B Bravo
Dated! Atocha & Margarita Era 1592-1599 Spain / 2 Reales Cob Assayer B Bravo

Dated! Atocha & Margarita Era 1592-1599 Spain / 2 Reales Cob Assayer B Bravo
Prior to the Atocha shipwreck, multiple Mints in Spain were making all denominations of Reales. Assayers in Spain were supervising the heating and hammering of plachets from New World large Silver Bars from their colonies of Peru, Bolivia, Mexico, etc. The Assistant Assayers were in training at these Spanish Mints before being sent to the various New World Mints to supervise the minting of cobs from the mined silver deposits. Offered is this rare & dated Seville Spain Mint Two Real Silver Cob. The first three digits of the date (159X) is on the shield side at 3:00.

It is not a sea salvage coin. At 8:00 is t. He assayer B is Juan Bravo who was Chief Assayer at the Seville Spain Mint from 1592 to 1611.

Therefore, this coin was minted between 1592 and 1599 because of the first three digits of the date on the coin. On the cross side, the castles and are sharp and fully visible.

This Two Reales Cob is the size of a U. The obverse has a sharp Hapsburg Shield.

The reverse has the castles and lions in their correct positions. The cross on the reverse is a Greek Cross and was found on the reverse of New World Mints at Potosi Bolivia and early coins minted at Lima Peru. This coin was minted during the years of King Philip II of Spain. This silver two reales cob is listed with No Reserve. Atocha & Margarita Era 1592-1599 Spain / 2 Reales Cob Assayer B Bravo" is in sale since Thursday, October 10, 2019.

This item is in the category "Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Europe\Spain". The seller is "raymarcompany99" and is located in Springboro, Ohio. This item can be shipped to United States.

  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Spain
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Year: 1592-1599
  • Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
  • Composition: Silver
  • Denomination: 2 Reales


Dated! Atocha & Margarita Era 1592-1599 Spain / 2 Reales Cob Assayer B Bravo