Netherlands

Original set collectors – 2 gold coins ducat 1724 Utrecht – 11 silver coins – Shipwreck treasure Akerendam

4 000

good condition
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Netherlands

good condition

Original set collectors – 2 gold coins ducat 1724 Utrecht – 11 silver coins – Shipwreck treasure Akerendam

4 000

Description:

Superb gold coin with rest of bright original luster. Silver coins with surface corrosion. Superb presentation box.

Period
18th century
Metal
gold and silver
Rarity
Very scarce box
  • Pedigree :

    Very scarce set collectors with 2 gold coins ducat 1724 Utrecht and 11 silver coins.

    Delivered with the original certificate in the original box.

  • Comments :

    Recovered from : Akerendam

    On January 19, 1725, the Akerendam began its journey from the island of Texel in the Netherlands. It was accompanied by two other ships, all heading for Batavia, the former Jakarta and capital of the Dutch Indies. The Akerendam carried 200 crew members and a cargo of 19 chests of gold and silver coins. The trip did not go as planned and the convoy was hit by a blizzard in the North Sea. The Akerendam was blown off course and sank at the northernmost tip of Runde Island, Norway, on March 8, 1725. Although the ship was wrecked near the shore, there were no survivors. Read the article