8 Reales, 1618-1621, Juand Ximenez de Tapia, silver, 1.25 diameter, Terry Keith, 1897.31.9.
Silver coin retrieved from the shipwreck of “Nuestra Senora de Atocha” that occurred on September 6, 1622 when the ship hit a reef and sank during a storm off the Florida Keys. The majority of the coins in this set were minted during the reign of Philip III, with a few earlier coins from the time of Philip II. The obverse of the coins feature a shield design, with marks for the mint, assayer, and denomination.