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Electronic Auction 368 10 February 2016
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COLOMBIA, Colonial. Carlos II or Felipe V. Kings of Spain, 1665-1746. AV 2 Escudos (19mm, 6.79 g, 1h). Nuevo Reino (Santa Fé de Bogotá) mint. Date off flan, but struck circa 1694-1713. Coat-of-arms / Cross potent within ornate double linear quadrilobe. Cf. ME, p. 822, no. 68, second example (for type); cf. KM 14.2 (same). EF.
Ex 1715 Treasure Fleet (lot includes certificate of origin).
The 1715 Treasure Fleet was a Spanish fleet returning with some of the wealth from its colonies in the Americas to Spain. A hurricane sank most of the ships in the fleet (eleven of the twelve ships) in the early morning of 31 July 1715 near present-day Vero Beach, Florida. Because the fleet was carrying silver, it is also known as the 1715 Plate Fleet, since plata in Spanish means silver.
Ex 1715 Treasure Fleet (lot includes certificate of origin).
The 1715 Treasure Fleet was a Spanish fleet returning with some of the wealth from its colonies in the Americas to Spain. A hurricane sank most of the ships in the fleet (eleven of the twelve ships) in the early morning of 31 July 1715 near present-day Vero Beach, Florida. Because the fleet was carrying silver, it is also known as the 1715 Plate Fleet, since plata in Spanish means silver.