Treasure, World Coin & Paper Money Auction 40

Large iron barshot, professionally conserved, ex-1733 Fleet, ex-Fismer. 22 lb. 13" long, 3" diameter at ends. With both ends flat and the ...

Large lignum vitae deadeye, ex-1733 Fleet. 3.10 lb. Roughly 6¼" x 4". Of the various parts of the rigging of a wooden sailing ship, p...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain lidded powder box, Kangxi period, ex-"Ca Mau wreck" (ca. 1723-35). 215 grams total. 3¾" diameter...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain lidded powder box, Kangxi period, ex-"Ca Mau wreck" (ca. 1723-35). 73 grams total. 2½" diameter,...

Chinese blue-on-white small porcelain teacup, Kangxi period, ex-"Ca Mau wreck" (ca. 1723-35). 39 grams. 2¾" in diameter at rim, ...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain teacup, Kangxi period, ex-"Ca Mau wreck" (ca. 1723-35). 36 grams. 2-5/8" in diameter at rim, 1½&...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain teacup, Kangxi period, ex-"Ca Mau wreck" (ca. 1723-35). 37 grams. 2¾" diameter at rim, 1¼&q...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain saucer, Kangxi period, ex-"Ca Mau wreck" (ca. 1723-35). 63 grams. 4¼" diameter at rim, ¾&qu...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain saucer, Kangxi period, ex-"Ca Mau wreck" (ca. 1723-35). 69 grams. 4¼" in diameter at rim, ¾...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain saucer, Kangxi period, ex-"Ca Mau wreck" (ca. 1723-35). 87 grams. 4-3/8" diameter at rim, ¾"...

English "horse hoof onion" bottle, ex-Princess Louisa (1743). 921 grams. 5" diameter, 7½" tall. Heavy bottle with a rather ...

Brass navigational dividers, ex-Reijgersdaal (1747). 43 grams. 4" long. Intact and choice set of dividers, consisting of two interlocking arms ...

Brass musket parts (trigger guard and buttplate), ex-Tounant (1779). 221 grams total. 4¾" x 1¾" and 5¼" x 1¼"...

Conical paneled glass ink bottle with stand, ex-S.S. Republic (1865). 57 grams. 2½" diameter at base, 2½" tall. Nine-sided, slop...

Ceramic ink pot, ex-S.S. Republic (1865). 138 grams. 2¼" diameter at base, 2¼" tall. Lovely little milky-white clay ink well wit...

White porcelain dinner plate marked with crowned ITALIA logo on top and Richard Ginori maker's mark on bottom, ex-Andrea Doria (1956). 506 grams...

Large (9') Spanish bronze naval cannon, ex-Spanish Armada (1588). Approx. 3000 lb. The most impressive artifacts from any wreck, at least in ter...

Small bronze swivel-cannon with yoke, probably from the Dutch East Indies, 1700s. 16 lb total. 18" long. Like its much larger brethren, this co...

Bronze lantaka cannon with yoke, Dutch East Indies, 1800s. 31.9 lb. 32" long, 3½" wide at its widest. An eye-catching piece, polished...

Small copper imitation swivel cannon dated "1619," with yoke. 11 lb. 16½" long. Attractive, small replica (XRF tested at 99% cop...

Medium-sized bronze signal cannon (mortar), Spanish colonial (1500s-1600s). 3.7 lb. 3½" tall, 2½" diameter. Short, crude, flat-b...

Medium-sized bronze signal cannon (mortar), Spanish colonial (1500s-1600s). 3.1 lb. 3½" tall, 2½" diameter. Short, crude, flat-b...

Iron cannonball ("12-pounder"), Spanish colonial (1500s-1700s). 11.16 lb. 5" in diameter. Solid and heavy with glossy black surface f...

Iron cannonball ("6-pounder"), Spanish colonial (1500s-1700s). 6.19 lb. 3½" in diameter. Lightly pitted with a light-to-dark bro...

Austrian cavalry officer's dress sword with scabbard and hanger, engraved Heinrich Hauptfeld and the date 1856. 1081 grams. 39" long. Lovel...

British double-barreled flintlock carriage pistol, Tatham & Egg, ca. 1801-15. 2.65 lbs. 14" overall, 8" barrel. High-quality original ...

British light dragoon flintlock pistol, first type (1756-1770). 2.1 lb. 17" long, 10" barrel. This very rare first type British dragoon fl...

British dragoon land service flintlock pistol by Vernon, 1759. 2.14 lb. 19" long, 12" barrel. This flintlock pistol is of a type used by B...

Flintlock pistol, European, 1700s. 2.12 lb. 15" long, 8" barrel. Attractive piece with medium-brown wood handle, brass furniture, working ...

Small flintlock pistol, French, early 1700s. 1.4 lb. 10½" long, 5" barrel. Wood and steel piece, the metal with some pitting, the ram...

Flintlock pistol, Spanish colonial, early 1800s. 1.6 lb. 11" long, 6" barrel. Smaller weapon in original, working condition with period re...

Lot of 51 small iron chainmail links, Spanish colonial, early to mid-1500s, found in New Mexico ca. 1985. 13 grams total. According to the accompanyin

Small gold ring with floral design in panel, Spanish colonial (1500s-1700s), 1.46 grams, size 8½, tested at 17K. Delicate, simple ring made up ...

Small gold ring with leaflike design, Spanish colonial (1500s-1700s), 1.22 grams, size 5½, tested at 17.5K. Delicate, lightweight ring, the bra...

Engraved silver crucifix, Spanish colonial, 1700s. 32 grams. 4" x 2½". Interesting piece showing Christ with a distinctly native aspe...

Lot of five small Byzantine crosses (four copper and one silver), ca. 7th to 11th centuries AD. 24 grams total. Ranging from 1" x ¾" ...

Green glass onion bottle from the Suriname River (1700s-1800s). 804 grams. 6" diameter, 7¼" tall. Beautiful, intact example of a so-c...

Wrought iron cresset from Boston Harbor, ca. 1700. 10 lb. 3' tall, 10" diameter. Basically a cage-like basket on the end of an angled handl...

Rare 17th-century German jewelry treasure chest. 3.4 lb. 9½” L x 4¾” W x 4½” H. Rare and unusually small 17th centu...

Small brass nested weight set consisting of six cups and case. 407 grams total. 2" diameter at top, 1½" tall. The outer container enc...

French balance scale for coins in original wooden case with paper table applied to lid, early 1800s. 103 grams total. 6½" x 2" x ...

Pieces of Eight, by Kip Wagner (as told to L.B. Taylor, Jr.), third printing of first edition (1968), signed by all Real Eight members and co-author (

Treasure of the Atocha (1986), by R. Duncan Mathewson, III, autographed, 1988 FUN Show special edition. An overview of the archeological problems and

Framed, signed, color lithograph entitled "The Wreck of the Concepcion 1641" by Duke Long (1980). 24" x 20". A historically accu...

French copperplate-engraved map of the Caribbean entitled "Les Isles de l'Amérique Connues Sous le Nom d'Antilles, ou Sont les Isl...

Dutch copperplate-engraved map of the northern Caribbean entitled "Jonathan Dickensons Ramspoedige Reystogt van Jamaika na Pensylvania nagespoo...

British map of the Manila Galleon passage by George Anson entitled "A Chart of the Channel in the Philippine Islands through which the Manila G...

Large British map of the West Indies, 1768, by John Blair, engraved by Thomas Kitchin. Outside borders 24½" x 18", image 22½&quo...

Original oil-on-canvas painting of pirate Bartholomew "Black Bart" Roberts by Rick Reeves (1994), signed and dated, framed. 29" x 25&...

SPAIN, Seville, gold 1 escudo, Charles-Joanna, assayer * to right, mintmark S to left, mounted cross-side out in 18K gold pendant. 8.58 grams total. S

SPAIN, Seville, gold 1 escudo, Charles-Joanna, assayer Gothic D to left, mintmark S to right, mounted cross-side out in 18K gold pendant with fixed ba

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer B, mounted cross-side out in 18K gold pendant with fixed bail. 12.33 grams total. Nice, bold c

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer not visible, mounted cross-side out in silver men's ring (size 11) with gold bezel and e...

MEXICO, Mexico City, gold cob 2 escudos, 1712 (J), ex-1715 Fleet, mounted cross-side out in 14K gold pendant with fixed bail. 10.12 grams total. Nice,

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer R (curved leg), Grade 1, ex-Atocha (1622), ex-Heber, mounted cross-side out in 14K gold pend...

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer M (pre-dated type), quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 2, ex-Atocha (1622), mounted cross-...

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer D, ex-"Lucayan Beach Wreck" (ca. 1628), mounted cross-side out in antique (1960s) si...

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (D, 1620s), ex-Concepción (1641), mounted cross-side out in 14K gold wire pen...

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P, ex-Concepción (1641), mounted cross-side out in silver pendant with shackle bail. 40.1...

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (P), ex-Concepción (1641), mounted cross-side out in silver pendant with shac...

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (P), ex-Concepción (1641), mounted cross-side out in silver pendant with shac...

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, (1629) (T), denomination •8•, heavy-dot borders, ex-Concepción (1641), mounted cross-side out i...

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (mid- to late 1630s), ex-Concepción (1641), mounted cross-side out in 14K go...

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 4 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible (ca. 1730), ex-Rooswijk (1739), mounted shield-side out in sterling silver pendant wi

MEXICO, Mexico City, bust 2 reales, Charles III, 1783 FF, ex-Cazador (1784), mounted in silver pendant. 8.10 grams total. Nice obverse detail with ful

MEXICO, Mexico City, bust 2 reales, Charles III, 1783 FF, ex-Cazador (1784), mounted in silver pendant. 8.31 grams total. Nice XF example from this po

MEXICO, Mexico City, bust 2 reales, Charles III, 1783 FF, ex-Cazador (1784), mounted in silver pendant. 8.45 grams total. Rather nice example with bol

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 1 real, Philip III, assayer F, mounted cross-side out in 14K pendant with fixed bail. 4.70 grams total. VF+ with nicely detai

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 2 reales, 1731 M, mounted cross-side out in 14K pendant with fixed bail. 9.41 grams total. XF coin with bold partial cross...

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 1 real, 1683 V, mounted cross-side out in 14K pendant with fixed bail. 6.99 grams total. Irregularly shaped but detailed X...

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 1 real, 1747 q, mounted cross-side out in 14K pendant with fixed bail. 5.70 grams total. VF with nice bold cross standing ...

ANCIENT GREEK, Kings of Macedon, AR drachm, Alexander III ("the Great"), 336-323 BC, mounted head-side out in 14K gold pendant with diamon...

ANCIENT GREEK, Calabria, Taras, AR didrachm, ca. 302-280 BC, mounted boy-on-dolphin-side out in 14K gold pendant with diamonds on fixed bail. 12.94 gr

ANCIENT ROMAN, Roman Republic, AR denarius, Anonymous, after 211 BC, mounted in 14K gold bezel with fixed bail. 6.84 grams total. Helmeted head of Rom

BYZANTINE EMPIRE, EL histamenon nomisma, Michael VII (1071-1078 AD), mounted Christ-side out in 18K gold pendant with fixed bail. 9.47 grams total. Bu

MEXICO, Mexico City, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Early Series," assayer Latin R (Rincón) at bottom between pillars, rare. Nesmith-6; C...

MEXICO, Mexico City, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Early Series," assayer P at bottom between pillars, very rare, NGC XF 40, ex-"Golden ...

MEXICO, Mexico City, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Early Series," assayer P to right, mintmark M to left (oMo-oPo), motto as PLVS in left-lea...

MEXICO, Mexico City, 3 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Early Series," assayer Gothic R (Rincón) at bottom between pillars, no waves, three-d...

MEXICO, Mexico City, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," assayer G to right, mintmark M to left (M-G), king's name as CHAROLVS. N...

MEXICO, Mexico City, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," assayer A to left, mintmark M to right (A-M), NGC AU 53. Nesmith-62 type; Ca...

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, 1678 L, squarish shape with curved protrusion, very rare. S-M21; KM-46; Cal-639. 27.38 grams. Bottom half of 78 of

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, 1687 L, odd squarish shape with protrusion in one corner, very rare, ex-Association (1707), ex-Lane. S-M21; KM-46;

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, 1701 (L), posthumous Charles II, long and curvy shape ending in points, very rare. S-M21; KM-unl (46 for type); Cal

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayer L, odd shape with long, curved tail protruding from one end, ex-Louis Hudson. S-M21; KM-46; Cal

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayer L, narrow barrel shape with long "horn" protruding from one end, ex-Long. S-M21; KM...

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayer L, odd squarish shape with protrusion, ex-Joanna (1682). S-M21; KM-46; Cal-Type 108. 26.41 gram

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayer L, squarish shape with bubble-hole in edge. S-M21; KM-46; Cal-Type 108. 25.82 grams. Bold full

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayer L, very odd shape with hole in corner, Guatemala sun-over-mountains countermark (Type II, 1839)

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayer L, squarish shape with large, heart-shaped bubble-hole in center, ex-Joanna (1682). S-M21; KM-4

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayer not visible, profile bird shape with hole for eye, ex-Hudson, Practical Book of Cobs Plate. KM-

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayer not visible, very odd shape, ex-1715 Fleet, ex-Bamberg. KM-46; Cal-Type 108. 23.11 grams. Choic

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayer not visible, curvy, elongated shape. KM-46; Cal-Type 108. 27.59 grams. Long, naturally curved s

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayer not visible, very odd, curvy shape. KM-46; Cal-Type 108. 27.77 grams. Full-weight cob in a uniq

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayer not visible, odd, long urn shape. KM-46; Cal-Type 108. 26.20 grams. Narrow oval with one end fl

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayer not visible, long rectangular shape with small interior bubble-hole, ex-Long. KM-46; Cal-Type 1

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayer not visible, odd elongated shape with curved side and pointed top, two Guatemala sun-over-mount

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayer not visible, odd half-urn shape, "thumbprint" on cross. KM-46; Cal-Type 108. 26.97 ...

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayer not visible, odd shape due to natural bubble-hole, ex-Joanna (1682). KM-46; Cal-Type 108. 25.98

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayer not visible, odd squarish shape with large bubble-hole, reverse struck from 4R die. KM-46; Cal-