Spanish copper cob coin? or something else

Hello,

I found this coin on the River Thames a few weeks ago and at first i thought it could be Roman but I was told today by the Museum of London (they haven't seen it - just by photos) that it could be a Spanish copper cob coin. Can anybody confirm that it is and give any more details.

Any help very much appreciated.

Andrew

 

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Wow. I'd believe that had been in the river for centuries... or maybe a pair of millenia. Hard to tell what it is from those photos.

 

I see ...S III... on the bottom picture. That narrows it down to Philip(Philippvs) III or IIII. Probably III.
Need size/weight to guess at denomination.

It would probably benefit from a long soak in olive oil.

 

Does not appear to be cob ... it looks like it's bronze, not copper and it's not marked like a cob. It could be roman or medieval.

 

Yes it is. It's a Spanish coin from the XVIIth century.

 

'Cob' is a specific type of Spanish coin, a crude silver/gold issue, generally struck at one of the New World mints. This is a 17th century Spanish bronze from one of the mints in Spain.

 

I see that as well. Very interesting history to be found in the Thames considering the conflicts going on between the two countries at the time.