Treasure and World Coin Auction # 16

Encrusted silver plate, intact. 529 grams, 9" in diameter. Complete plate with only a small portion of oxidized silver exposed, the rest neatl...

Intact earthenware "olive" jar, very rare. 3775 grams, 11" tall and 9" widest diameter. A phenomenal artifact, reported to be o...

Long steel rapier blade. 366 grams, 45" long. This piece was among a large shipment on this wreck, all the blades without hilts and rather wel...

Steel smallsword with hilt. 274 grams, 32-1/2" long. Apparently not part of the shipment of rapier blades on this ship but similar, with inter...

Short steel sword blade. 178 grams, 20" long. Among the shipment of rapier blades on this wreck were some short, single-sided sword blades lik...

Gold and red-coral rosary, complete and intact. The chain about 27" long, the cross about 2" x 1-1/2". Few shipwreck artifacts conve...

Gold-and-amethyst ring (~22K), about 3-4 carats. 4.21 grams, size 1-3/4. A curious jewel with large, rectangular, high-quality "emerald-cut&qu...

Gold-and-ruby buckle, ornate and intact. 19.61 grams, about 1-1/2" x 1". At first this looks modern because of polishing and the addition...

Gold "olive blossom" chain, intact. 43.91 grams, 32-1/2" long. A common type of gold chain from the 1715 Fleet, consisting of small,...

Lot of 26 small pieces of gold "olive blossom" chain. 31.87 grams total, about 21" total length. The usual type of chain from the 17...