What's this 1607 Hispania coin?

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It looks to me more like an Escudo than a piece of eight. This web page identifies it as 1 escudo piece, worth possibly $2,500 nowadays.

At the time of minting, it seems, an Escudo was worth 16 Reales. A piece of eight was worth 8 Reales.

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