T’ VLIEGENTHART SHIPWRECK, UNITED NETHERLANDS 1733, SILVER DUCATOON

T’ VLIEGENTHART SHIPWRECK, UNITED NETHERLANDS 1733, SILVER DUCATOON

Code: 10833

£395.00
 

Netherlands, Overijssel 1733 silver “Rider” Ducatoon
Obverse: Mounted Knight holding sword, above crowned arms of Overyssel, with legend surrounding: MO NO ARG CONF – OE BELG PRO TRANS
Reverse: Crowned arms with lion supporters, date (1733) in cartouche below, with legend surrounding: CONCORDIA RES PARVAE CRESCUNT
42 mm in diameter, 29.4 grams.
Water-worn, however showing good clear detail, with stable metal.

*Complete with a certificate of authenticity.

*From the famous T’ Vliegenthart (Flying Heart) shipwreck.  
The T’ Vliegenthart was an East Indiaman ship which sank on 3rd February 1735, shortly after departing Rammekens for the East Indies, when she hit a sand bank and sank, all hands were lost in just 10 fathoms of water.