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8 reales 1735 MF – Philippe V – shipwreck treasure – Hollandia

350€

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Mexico City 8 reales Philip V 1735M obverse
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Mexico City 8 reales Philip V 1735M obverse
Mexico City 8 reales Philip V 1735M reverse
tag sothby parke bernet shipwreck Hollandia

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VF / AU

8 reales 1735 MF – Philippe V – shipwreck treasure – Hollandia

350€

Description:

Coin with a pleasant appearance with bright. Surface corrosion.

Period
Philippe V
Type
8 reales
Year
1735
Mint name
Mexico
Diameter
40,2 mm
Weight
23,48 g
Metal
Silver
Rarity
Very rare
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  • Pedigree :

    Pedigreed to the Sotheby, Parke-Bernet auction of June 1972, with original lot-tags. Recovered from: Hollandia, sunk in 1743 off the Isles of Scilly, southwest of England.

    Hollandia was a ship of the Dutch East India Company (Dutch: Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie; VOC) which wrecked on Annet, Isles of Scilly on 13 July 1743 causing 276 fatalities. The wreck was discovered in 1971 by Rex Cowan, a London attorney.