Mexico Undated Silver 8 Reales Ex Gilt Dragon Shipwreck KM# 45 Very Fine
We Last Sold This Item For: | $850.00 |
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Last Sold On: | 13/1/2021 |
# Sold In Past 12 Months: | 0 |
Mexico Undated Silver 8 Reales Ex Gilt Dragon Shipwreck KM# 45 Very Fine
Diameter: 37.95mm * 37.88mm
Weight: 26.75g
Commonwealth Government Artefact Number: 53006
The mintmark and denomination remain visible on this coin, which is very seldom seen on a coin recovered from this wreck.
The Gilt Dragon was a “jacht” of the Dutch East India Company (V.O.C.) that wrecked off the coast of Western Australia in 1656.
Not only was the Gilt Dragon just the 25th European vessel recorded to have reached the shores of the Australian continent, but it was also only the second to land with a known quantity of silver coins on board.
The Gilt Dragon stands apart from all other wrecks in Australia, it is the “first modern discovery of an outward-bound seventeenth-century Dutch East Indiaman.”
Although the wreck of the Gilt Dragon has been studied in detail since 1963, the mystery surrounding its survivors remains as strong as ever.
Click here to read our article that covers the incredible story of the Gilt Dragon shipwreck, as well as some introductory information on the coins that have been recovered from it.
This particular example has much more eye appeal than most of the coins from this shipwreck that we've handled - it has a full flan, and still shows the full date and mintmark on the obverse.
It is a solid representation of the precious cargo of the Gilt Dragon - a treasure that was keenly sought by treasure-hunters; historians and collectors for centuries.
SKU: 208527
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