Watch List notes:

Thick gold cross with engraved pattern on front, one smooth link at top. 45.46 grams, 2-1/2" x 1-1/2". Very solid and bright, cast in 1/8"-thick high-grade gold (probably 22K or better) with fleur-de-lis-like ends and small loop at top containing a single smooth link to thread onto a chain, the front surface of the cross ornately engraved but the sides and back smooth and shiny, clearly a very important and valuable artifact even in its own time considering that the gold alone was almost two 8 escudos in weight. Pedigreed to our Auction #3, lot #989, reportedly found on the beach. Recovered from: Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida

Estimate: $7500