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Rare Dated 1621 Sao Jose 4 Reale Shipwreck Coin 14K Gold and Sterling Silver Pendant | Artifact #6637

Sao Jose... the Portuguese Shipwreck Loaded with Shinning Silver Spanish Treasure

Please Note: This is an authentic Sao Jose Shipwreck Treasure Coin, and you will receive the exact pendant in the photographs and description.

FOR PENDANT SIZE SEE COIN DETAILS BELOW

In early spring of 1622, the towering Portuguese Carrack Sao Jose hastily left the port of Lisbon bound for Goa, India, loaded with treasure – both silver and V.I.P.s … she would meet her fate on a reef off the Mozambique coast just a few months later. And her story remains one of the most fascinating of all shipwrecks to this day.

Then, along an isolated stretch of East African coast, she was rediscovered by a Portuguese marine archaeology group in May of 2005. The astounding discovery brought 24,000 silver reales from the watery depth of "Davy Jones Locker" to light – shinning testaments to once great empires and the storied Spice Trade of the East.

Your Sao Jose Shipwreck Treasure Coin

  • Date: rare dated 1621 - see notes below
  • Denomination: 4 Reale
  • Mint: Seville, Spain
  • Ruler: King Philip III of Spain
  • Assayer: Not visible
  • Coin Metal: Silver
  • Bezel Metal: 14K Gold, Proprietary non-tarnishing sterling silver
  • Obverse (Front): The Greek Cross 
  • Reverse: (Back): The shield of the King of Spain
  • Articulating Nautical Shackle Bail Interior Diameter: Will accommodate chain or leather necklace up to 6.2mm
  • Pendant size including bezel: 1 1/8" Across, 1 5/8" Tall - the width of a 50 cent piece

Robert's Notes: Nice, deeply struck cross. Rare visible 1621 date, most of the time this falls of the edge of the planchet. Partial HISAPARVM :atin for Spain. Chunky, pleasant weight piece.

The condition of this coin indicates it was gently removed from the edge of the remains of a treasure chest, where the cross was facing in and protected from the ocean environment.  

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Your Sao Jose Shipwreck Piece of Eight Pendant Comes Complete with:

  1. Our 100% Authentic Lifetime Guarantee
  2. A Detailed, Eight-Page, Full Color Photo Certificate of Authenticity Researched and Written by April Knecht and Robert Lewis Knecht
  3. "Pieces of Eight" Historic Brief
  4. The Coins of the Lost Galleons Book
  5. Treasure Hunters Gazette Booklet
  6. Mini Museum Display for when you are not wearing your treasure
  7. Jewelry Care and Private Curators Card

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