Spanish Netherlands (Tournai) 1616 Silver Patagon KM# 31 ex Batavia shipwreck Very Fine
| We Last Sold This Item For: | $2,950.00 |
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| Last Sold On: | 3/4/2021 |
| # Sold In Past 12 Months: | 0 |
Spanish Netherlands (Tournai) 1616 Silver Patagon KM# 31 ex Batavia shipwreck Very Fine
Obverse: Crown above St. Andrews cross, date above and legend around.
Reverse: Coronate shield, Order of the Golden Fleece around.
Diameter: 41.71mm | Weight: 27.78g
Artefact #: 53033
Very few coins of this type were recovered from the Batavia, this has strong details across both sides.
If you haven't heard of the Batavia shipwreck, you truly have missed out on a story of depravity and barbarity that is known the world over. Not only is the story of the mutiny, wreck and recovery of the Batavia an incredible tale, but the coins recovered from it are also incredibly rare.
If you'd like to learn more about the background of the historic shipwreck that this coin was recovered from, click this link to read our article.
This particular coin is an incredibly scarce type when compared to the entire population of coins recovered from the wreck of the Batavia. In 1989, Stan Wilson was the Numismatic Curator at the WA Maritime Museum - in his book that surveyed the coins recovered from the Batavia shipwreck, "Doits to Ducatons, The Coins of the Dutch East India Company Ship Batavia", he determined that only around 2% of the total coins recovered from the Batavia wreck were struck under the Spanish Netherlands. Interestingly, no coins of this particular type (Patagon) were included in that survey at all.
Not only is it a truly scarce variety, but it also has unimpaired surfaces and an attractive patina for an ex-wreck coin.
If you've been waiting for an attractive and scarce coin that represents the Batavia shipwreck, this is certainly one to consider.
Special Note Regarding Possession and Export:
Potential buyers should be aware that there are certain legal obligations when it comes to having possession of important heritage items such as this coin - permits are required before selling or otherwise disposing of a shipwreck relic.
We handle ex-wreck coins reasonably regularly, so although the paperwork involved in the transfer process might appear a little daunting to the uninitiated, we're able to walk you through it to ensure that the transaction is legal and hassle-free.
Removal of shipwreck relics such as coins from Australia without a Historic Shipwreck permit for sale or transfer of a shipwreck relic is prohibited by the Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976. A permit under the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986 may also be required. In our experience, for all intents and purposes, coins recovered from historic wrecks off the West Australian coast cannot be exported overseas.
SKU: 208770
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