ANCIENT GREEK, Calabria, Taras, AR didrachm, ca. 332-302 BC, NGC Ch VF. Vlasto 605; HN Italy 937; SNG ANS 995 var. Nude, helmeted warrior on horseback right, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand; ΣΑ below / Taras astride dolphin left, holding kantharos and trident; dolphin below. Medallic alignment, well centered with full, clear details, lightly toned. NGC #6625610-012. Please use this link to verify the certification number

ANCIENT GREEK, Ionia, Magnesia ad Maeandrum, AR tetradrachm, Euphemos, son of Pausanias, "magistrate," ca. mid-2nd century BC, stephanophoric type, NGC AU, strike 5/5, 4/5. BMC 36; SNG Berry 1068. 16.84 grams. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis, right / Apollo, nude, standing left, leaning on tripod, ΕYΦΗΜOΣ ΠAYΣANIOY left; laurel branches in right hand; all within laurel wreath. Struck on a large flan, slightly off center, crisp details and medallic alignment, Artemis in high relief. Stephanophoric refers to the wreath border on the reverse and this style became popular around the eastern Aegean soon after Athens introduced the type as the now-named "New Style" tetradrachms. The engraved dies created a somewhat convex obverse and concave reverse and the coins became especially popular in the city-states of Aeolis-Myrina, Aeolis-Kyme, and Magnesia ad Maeandrum. NGC #2150779-018. Reportedly pedigreed to the Geoffrey & Bequet auction of December 2007, lot 45. Please use this link to verify the certification number

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ANCIENT GREEK, Kings of Macedon, Miletos mint, AV stater, Alexander III ("the Great"), 336-323 BC, NGC Ch AU, strike 5/5, surface 4/5. Price 2077. 8.61 grams. Helmeted head of Athena right / Nike standing left, holding wreath in right hand, stylis in left; HD monogram in left field; ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ in right. Well centered and crisply struck with beautiful details, choice grade. Please use this link to verify the certification number

ANCIENT GREEK, Kings of Macedon, Sardes mint, AV stater, Philip III Arrhidaios, in the name and type of Alexander III ("the Great"), 323-317 BC, struck under Menander or Kleitos, ca. 322-319/8 BC, NGC MS, strike 4/5, surface 5/5, ex-Lexington. Price P108. 8.58 grams. Head of Athena right, hair flowing loosely below, wearing pendant earring, necklace, and triple-crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head, long intersecting crest ends, bowl decorated with coiled serpent right / Nike standing facing, head left, wreath in outstretched right hand, stylis cradled in left arm; AΘ monogram above torch in left field; ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟY right. Exceptional strike, beautifully centered obverse, slightly off-center reverse, exceptional grade, with important pedigree. Pedigreed to the Lexington Collection of Jonathan K. Kern (Heritage auction of January 2015, lot 29966), the Kuenker auction of June 2007 (lot 7), and the CNG auction of March 1998 (lot 223). Please use this link to verify the certification number

ANCIENT GREEK, Kings of Macedon, Babylon mint, AR tetradrachm, Philip III Arrhidaios, in the name and type of Alexander III ("the Great"), struck under Archon, Dokimos, or Seleukos I, ca 323-318/7 BC, NGC Ch XF, strike 5/5, surface 4/5. HGC-3.1, 973F; Price-P182. 17.15 grams. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus seated left on throne with back, holding long scepter in his left hand and eagle standing right with closed wings in his right; to left, M; B below throne. Deeply struck with lovely iridescent toning, nicely centered. Please use this link to verify the certification number

ANCIENT GREEK, Lucania, Velia, AR didrachm, Philistion group (ca. 300-280 BC), NGC Ch XF-star, strike 5/5, surface 5/5. HN Italy 1309. 7.49 grams. Helmeted head of Athena, bowl decorated with griffin; ΑΘΗ behind neck; Φ below chin / Lion prowling to right; ear of wheat above between Φ and I; YEΛHTΩN in exergue. Beautifully toned (the helmet of Athena shimmers blue), meriting a rare star designation by NGC for exceptional eye appeal. Pedigreed to the Peus auction of October 1997 (lot 29) and to the Peus auction of October 2003 (lot 111), both stated on label. Please use this link to verify the certification number

ANCIENT GREEK, Phoenicia, Tyre, AR shekel, 126/5 BC to ca. 65/6 AD, dated Civic Year 65 (62/1 BC), NGC Ch XF, strike 5/5, surface 4/5. DCA Tyre 217. 14.34 grams. Laureate bust of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond behind; ΔΞ (date) above club upwards in left field, Z in right field, Phoenician alef between legs, ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ. Nicely centered, exceptionally well struck (especially the reverse), with lots of rich toning, an iconic coin for its history, as Shekels of Tyre were accepted as payment for the temple tax at Jerusalem, and are generally thought to have made up the "thirty pieces of silver" that Judas received for betraying Jesus. Please use this link to verify the certification number

ANCIENT GREEK, Ptolemaic Kingdom, Alexandria mint, AV mnaieion (octodrachm), Arsinöe II Philadelphus (wife of Ptolemy II, 277-270/268 BC), posthumous issue, Class III, ca. 164/163-140 BC, NGC MS, strike 5/5, surface 2/5. CPE II K-43; Svoronos 1498-1499. 27.74 grams. Veiled head of deified Arsinoë II right, wearing diademed stephane and horn of Ammon, scepter surmounted by lotus over left shoulder; K in left field, dotted border / APΣINOHΣ ΦIΛAΔEΛΦOY, double cornucopia bound with royal diadem, containing pyramidal cakes, pomegranates and other fruits, grape cluster hanging from the rim of each horn; dotted border. Highly lustrous and deeply struck, from artistic Fine Style dies, very attractive for the assigned grade, with strong relief and excellent definition on both sides. The portrait is especially refined, with delicate facial features and well-rendered attributes of divinity, while the reverse displays a full and detailed cornucopia composition, symbolizing abundance and royal prosperity. Arsinoë II, both sister and wife of Ptolemy II Philadelphos, was elevated to divine status after her death, becoming one of the most important figures of the Ptolemaic dynastic cult. The horn of Ammon associates her with divine authority, while the veiled portrait emphasizes her role as a deified queen. The reverse legend ΦIΛAΔEΛΦOY, meaning “sibling-loving,” reflects the dynastic ideology central to the Ptolemies. The double cornucopia type is emblematic of fertility, wealth, and the prosperity of Egypt under Ptolemaic rule, often linked to Arsinoë’s posthumous cult. These large gold octodrachms were struck in significant quantities following her death, serving both as prestige issues and as a means of reinforcing dynastic legitimacy and divine favor. A classic and highly desirable issue, combining historical importance, strong iconography, and elegant Hellenistic style, with this example presenting particularly well for the grade. Please use this link to verify the certification number

ANCIENT GREEK, Rhodos, AR didrachm, ca. 305-275 BC, NGC Ch VF. Ashton 159; HGC 6, 1435. Head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose with bud to right; thyrsos and EY to left; ΡΟΔΙΟΝ above. Obverse slightly off-center but reverse nicely centered, a small bit of metal missing in field of reverse (thus the remark of "flan flaw" on the slab), an attractive and popular issue. NGC #6821942-004. Please use this link to verify the certification number

ANCIENT ROMAN, Roman Republic, Rome mint, AR quadrigatus, Anonymous, ca. 225-214/2 BC, NGC Ch XF, strike 5/5, surface 4/5, flan flaw. Crawford 28/3; Sydenham 64a; RSC 23; RBW 65. 6.68 grams. Laureate head of Janus; curved truncation / Jupiter, hurling thunderbolt with right hand and holding scepter in left, in quadriga right driven by Victory; ROMA raised on outlined tablet below. Hints of iridescence, nicely centered, small lamination under the head of Janus labeled as flan flaw on slab. NGC #6710946-001. Please use this link to verify the certification number

ANCIENT ROMAN, Roman Imperatorial, Rome mint, AR denarius, Q. Servilius Caepio (M. Junius) Brutus (died 42 BC) as moneyer, ca. 54 BC, NGC Ch XF, strike 4/5, surface 5/5. BMC 3861; Bab-31; Crawford 433/1; Sear 397; Sydenham 906. 3.96 grams. LIBERTAS, head of Liberty right / BRVTVS. L, Junius Brutus walking in procession left between two lictors, preceded by an accensus. Incipient iridescent toning, clear details on slightly off-center oversized flan. NGC #6710930-001. Pedigreed to the Münzen und Medaillen AG (Basel) Fixed Price List of August 1992, lot 45 (stated on label). Please use this link to verify the certification number

ANCIENT ROMAN, Roman Imperatorial, Rome mint, AR denarius, L. Plautius Plancus, struck ca. 47 BC, NGC AU, strike 4/5, surface 5/5. Crawford 453/1a; Sydenham 959; CRI 29. 3.95 grams. L PLAVTIVS, Medusa, facing, small coiled serpents flanking / PLANCVS, Aurora flying right, holding palm frond and conducting four horses of the sun. Nicely centered with clear Medusa head, rather modest toning overall. NGC #8362291-006. Please use this link to verify the certification number

ANCIENT ROMAN, Roman Imperatorial, Smyrne mint, AR denarius, C. Cassius Longinus, struck ca. 42 BC, NGC AU, strike 5/5, surface 3/5, lt. graffito. Crawford 500/3; Sydenham 1307. 3.41 grams. C • CASSI • IMP - LEIBERTAS, diademed head of Libertas, right; wearing earring and pearl necklace / LENTVLVS/ SPINT, Capis and Lituus; legend below. Beautiful peacock toning, very attractive, strong and well-centered strike on a large flan, the stated graffito above T in LENTVLVS, flan crack below. Pedigreed to the Stack's auction of December 1999 (stated on label), with original lot-tag 182. Please use this link to verify the certification number

ANCIENT ROMAN, Roman Imperatorial, Osca mint (formerly Iberian Bolskan, modern-day Huesca, Spain), AR denarius, Cn. Domitius Calvinus, ca. 39 AD, NGC Choice XF, strike 3/5, surface 4/5. Crawford 532.1. 3.87 grams. Male head right with necklace; behind, OSCA in Iberian style / Pontifical implements including simpulum, aspergillum, axe and capis; legend DOM COS ITER IMP. A scarce issue, lightly toned, struck slightly off center. The obverse recreates the bearded male heads found on Spanish denarii of the second and first centuries BC. Please use this link to verify the certification number

ANCIENT ROMAN, Roman Empire, Rome mint, AV aureus, Hadrian, 117-138 AD, NGC Ch XF, strike 5/5, surface 4/5, fine style. BMC-273; RIC-123; Calicó-1267. 7.41 grams. Bust of Hadrian, laureate and cuirassed, right / GEN PR in field, P M TR P COS III, Genius Populi Romani standing left, holding patera and cornucopia. As noted on the slab, a Fine Style example, well centered and sharply struck, with strong detail and largely complete legends. The portrait is particularly appealing, with refined engraving in the facial features, hair, and laurel wreath, along with clear cuirass detail. The reverse is well balanced, showing the Genius in full form, extending a patera in sacrifice and holding a cornucopia as a symbol of abundance. Rich golden surfaces enhance the overall presentation. The legend GEN PR expands to Genius Populi Romani, the divine spirit of the Roman people, not a specific god but a personification of the state itself, embodying its protection, continuity, and collective strength. The paired imagery of sacrifice and plenty underscores the message of a stable and prosperous empire. This type aligns with Hadrian’s focus on consolidation and internal strength, emphasizing order and continuity over expansion. A classic and historically significant aureus issue, valued for both its artistic quality and its clear imperial message. Please use this link to verify the certification number

ANCIENT ROMAN, Roman Empire, Rome mint, AV aureus, Julia Domna (193-217 AD), struck 193-196 AD, very rare, NGC Choice MS, strike 5/5, surface 5/5, ex-Mirabilis. RIC IV.I (Septimius Severus) 536; Calicó-2641. 7.18 grams. 20 mm. IVLIA DOMNA AVG, draped bust of Julia Domna right, seen from front, wearing the characteristic plaited coiffure gathered into a large chignon at the back of the head / VENERI VICTR, Venus Callipyge standing right, drapery below posterior, palm branch cradled in left arm and apple in outstretched right hand, left elbow resting on a low column. Exceptional Choice Mint State example with flawless 5/5 strike and 5/5 surfaces. The portrait of Julia Domna is boldly struck with remarkable detail in the intricate hairstyle, while the Venus Callipyge reverse is beautifully centered and fully rendered, creating outstanding visual appeal. Julia Domna, born in Emesa in Roman Syria, was the daughter of the hereditary high priest of the sun god Elagabal in one of the wealthiest caravan cities of the eastern Roman world. Celebrated for her beauty, intellect, and education, she was said to possess a horoscope predicting marriage to a king. Septimius Severus learned of this prophecy while serving in Syria and quickly arranged the marriage. When Severus became emperor in AD 193, Julia was elevated to Augusta and became one of the most influential empresses of the Roman world, acting as a trusted advisor and patron of philosophy, literature, and the arts, helping foster a cultural revival in Rome. After the assassination of her son Caracalla in AD 217, and already weakened by illness, the remarkable empress soon passed away, closing the life of one of the most powerful and cultured women of the Roman imperial era. Featured on back cover of printed catalog. Pedigreed to the Mirabilis Collection, Heritage Auction 3094 of August 2021 (lot 32052); Künker Auction 347 of March 2021 (lot 1175); and Leu Numismatik Auction 86 of May 2003 (lot 894). Please use this link to verify the certification number

BYZANTINE EMPIRE, Constantinople mint, AV solidus, Phocas (602-610 AD), NGC Ch MS, strike 4/5, surface 5/5. MIBE 2; Sear 623. 4.45 grams. ON FOCAS – PERP AVG above a draped and cuirassed bust of Phocas facing, wearing consular robes and crown, holding mappa and cross / VICTORI – A AVGGB flanking angel standing, facing, holding globus cruciger and long staff surmounted by Christogram; in exergue, CONOB. Well centered and lustrous, struck on a full flan, rare type with Phocas holding cross in left hand rather than right. Please use this link to verify the certification number

BYZANTINE EMPIRE, uncertain eastern military mint, AV solidus, Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine (613-641 AD), struck 613-616 AD, very rare, NGC MS-star, strike 4/5, surface 5/5. DOC 188a.1-2 var (Alexandria; obv. legend); MIB 771 var (Cyprus?; or eastern military mint; same); Bendall, Jerusalem, fig. 21 var (uncertain eastern military mint?; same); SB 852 var (Jerusalem; same). 4.46 grams. dd NN ҺЄRACLIЧS Єτ ҺЄRA CONST PP AVI above crowned, draped, and bearded bust of Heraclius facing on left, smaller crowned and draped bust of Heraclius Constantine on right, cross above / VICTORIA AVςЧA flanking cross potent on three steps; CONOB in exergue. Bendall (p. 317) notes “There also exist other extremely rare solidi of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine struck at this time, all in the east in the experience of the writer, which are illustrated here (figs. 18-21), which can surely only indicate that in the troubled times between 613 and 616/8 there may have been a number of ephemeral mints connected with Heraclius’ campaigns in the east.”. NGC #3761048-004. Please use this link to verify the certification number

BYZANTINE EMPIRE, Constantinople mint, AV solidus, Constantine VI and Irene (787-797 AD), struck 792-797 AD, NGC MS, strike 4/5, surface 4/5. Sear 1594; DOC 3a. 4.50 grams. IRIhH-A?OVStI above bust of Irene facing, wearing loros and crown with pendilia, four pinnacles and cross in center, globus cruciger in right hand, cruciform scepter in left / COhStAh-tIhOS bAS' ? above bust of Constantine VI facing, wearing crown and chlamys pinned at right shoulder, globus cruciger in right hand, acacia in left. Extremely crisp strike with rich luster, well centered. Please use this link to verify the certification number

ANCIENT JUDAEA, Jerusalem, AR shekel, First Jewish War, 66-70 AD, dated year 3 (68/9 AD), very rare, NGC AU Star, strike 5/5, surface 5/5, ex-Weissberg. Meshorer-202a; Hendin-6390. 14.28 grams. Omer cup, the Temple vessel representing the biblical grain measure used for the Passover barley offering / Sprig of three pomegranates, a traditional Jewish symbol of abundance and Temple association. Exceptional strike and surface, impeccable toning. Struck during the First Jewish War against Rome, this silver shekel was produced after decades of mounting tensions between the Roman authorities and the population of Judaea. The immediate spark came in 66 AD, when the procurator Gessius Florus seized 16 talents of silver from the treasury of the Jerusalem Temple. Protests by the citizens were met with brutal repression and more than 3,000 Jews were killed. The revolt quickly spread across the city and countryside. Roman forces were expelled from Jerusalem, and an attempt by the Syrian legate to suppress the rebellion resulted in the destruction of Legio XII Fulminata. With Jerusalem briefly freed from Roman control, the Temple authorities began striking their own silver coinage, the first sovereign Jewish silver issues. The mint was likely located within the Temple complex, using the large stockpiles of Tyrian shekels held in the treasury for their silver. Production was carefully controlled for weight, fineness, and inscriptions. The designs employ traditional Jewish symbols and political slogans such as “For the Freedom of Jerusalem” and “For the Redemption of Zion,” demonstrating the leaders’ clear use of coinage as a tool of national and religious messaging during the revolt. Coins were dated by year of the uprising, and this example belongs to Year 3 (68 to 69 AD), struck during the middle phase of the conflict when the rebel administration still maintained effective control of Jerusalem and the Temple mint. A well-struck example, nicely centered with bold devices in high relief and strong definition throughout. Attractive light cabinet toning over surfaces that retain traces of original luster in the fields, giving the coin pleasing overall eye-appeal. About the pedigree: Rabbi Victor Howard Weissberg was an American rabbi and collector known in numismatic circles for assembling an important collection of ancient coins, particularly those connected with Judaea and the Jewish world of antiquity. He served as a rabbi in the Chicago area and was deeply involved in Jewish cultural life. Along with his wife Tamar, he traveled widely, collected Jewish art, and pursued numismatics as a major scholarly interest. Featured on back cover of printed catalog. From the Rabbi Victor H. Weissberg and Tamar Weissberg Collection. Please use this link to verify the certification number Click here to access the full digital flipbook catalog 39

ANCIENT JUDAEA, Jerusalem, AR sela, Bar Kokhba Revolt (132-135 AD), undated issue of Year 3 (AD 134/5), very rare, NGC Choice AU, strike 4/5, surface 4/5, overstruck. GBC 6, 6439. GBC 5, 1411. 11.85 grams. 25 mm. Simon in Paleo Hebrew, star above the façade of the Jerusalem Temple, the Ark of the Covenant visible within the entrance / For the Freedom of Jerusalem in Paleo Hebrew, lulav with etrog at left. Super eye appeal from amazing golden toning on obverse with hues of green and blue, light even toning on reverse, both sides quite attractive, well centered and sharply struck, with strong detail throughout. Overstruck on an earlier silver coin, the under-type on this example is essentially obliterated, with no identifiable traces remaining. Struck during the Bar Kokhba Revolt against Roman rule, when Jewish forces briefly reestablished independent authority in Judea, this silver sela represents the highest denomination of the rebel coinage. Unlike the issues of the First Jewish War, all Bar Kokhba coins were overstruck on circulating Roman silver, chiefly tetradrachms and drachms of Antioch, Tyre, and Caesarea in Cappadocia, as well as Roman denarii. Lacking the time and resources to establish a full mint with smelting and casting, the rebels instead flattened existing coins and restruck them. The types emphasize symbols of the Jerusalem Temple and its hoped restoration. The obverse shows the façade of the Temple with the Ark visible within the entrance, surmounted by a star often associated with the rebel leader Simon Bar Kokhba, whose name means Son of the Star. The reverse displays the lulav and etrog of the Feast of Tabernacles, reinforcing the central role of Jerusalem and its sacred traditions in the revolt’s message. Coins of the first two years of the revolt bear dated inscriptions, “Year One” or “Year Two of the Redemption of Israel,” while third year issues are undated. Pedigreed to the Bankhaus H. Aufhäuser (Munich) auction of October 1988, lot 182. Please use this link to verify the certification number

ISLAMIC KINGDOMS, Merinids, al-Maghreb (North Africa), AV dobla (dinar), Abu Ya'qub Yusuf, struck 685-706 AH (1286-1306 AD), NGC MS 62. Album-524; Hazard-725. 4.64 grams. Almost completely round, beautifully detailed, with one tiny nick in rim, choice grade overall. The Merinids were a Berber Muslim dynasty that controlled present-day Morocco from the mid-13th to the 15th century AD and intermittently controlled other parts of North Africa and the southern Iberian Peninsula around Gibraltar. It is no surprise this coinage resembles the contemporary dinars of Al-Andalus. Please use this link to verify the certification number

CRUSADER STATES, Maona of Chios, gold ducat (imitation Venetian zecchino), in name of Andrea Dandolo (1343-54), no date (ca. 1347-1566), NGC MS 65. Fr-2A (imitation of Fr-1221, Montenegro-93). Doge Andrea Dandolo kneeling before St. Mark, standing right, holding book of Gospels in his left hand and presenting banner inscribed DVX / Christ, nimbate, standing facing in mandorla with nine stars, raising his right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels in his left. High-grade imitation of a Venetian zecchino, with beautiful luster and crisp, clear details. Please use this link to verify the certification number

SPAIN, Seville, gold 1 escudo, Charles-Joanna, assayer * to right, mintmark S to left, mounted cross-side out in large (size 12) 18K gold ring. 35.8 grams total. Nice full cross with some legend details as well, sturdily mounted in a large gold ring that allows for viewing of the shield side.

MEXICO, Mexico City, gold cob 1 escudo, Philip V, assayer not visible, style of 1702-10, ex-1715 Fleet, mounted shield-side out in unique 14K gold ring (size 7) with diamonds. 19.35 grams. Unique and beautiful custom-made piece with a gold-and-diamond coral design reaching out to surround the offset coin, which itself is quite nice and lustrous, its off-center obverse on top showing bold king's ordinal V and partial king's name, the cross side on bottom visible enough through the "coral" to note that it is the "box-end" type that lasted through 1710 only. From the 1715 Fleet.

MEXICO, Mexico City, gold cob 1 escudo, (1714) J, ex-1715 Fleet, ex-Fisher, mounted shield-side out in 18K gold ring (size 10½). Sharp UNC coin with full shield and clear assayer plus king's ordinal visible in the legend, the other side hidden inside the gold ring with textured pattern on the sides, accompanied by a desirable original (early) hand-signed certificate from Mel Fisher. From the 1715 Fleet, with small certificate M1ET189 dated June 1, 1971, hand-signed by Mel Fisher.

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, Charles II posthumous, no assayer (Arce), ex-1715 Fleet, mounted cross-side out in 14K gold pendant with shackle bail. 9.72 grams total. Nicely mounted with bold cross-and-tressure facing outward, the other side showing off a nearly complete shield along with partial king's ordinal in the legend, securely mounted in its bezel with four prongs. From the 1715 Fleet, with Sedwick photo-certificate from 2019.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade 1, ex-Atocha (1622), mounted cross-side out in 14K gold pendant with fixed bail and dolphin embellishment. 36.47 grams total. Choice full cross with partial legends visible at upper left, nearly complete shield with clear mintmark and assayer to left, nicely mounted in a custom pendant with dolphin embellishment at upper right. (Note: gold bezel weighs about 10.97 grams, given the coin's certified weight of 25.5 grams.). From the Atocha (1622), with Fisher tag and certificate 85A-146973.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer M (pre-dated type), quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 2, ex-Atocha (1622), mounted cross-side out in unique (custom) 18K gold bezel incorporated with 14K gold chain. 93.68 grams total. Bold statement piece with a wide wrapped gold bezel around a richly toned and choice coin with nice full cross (though mounted upside down) showing off transposed quadrants, a complete yet doubled shield showing on the other side with clear mintmark P over doubled M assayer, the coin and bezel attached to a gold four-strand beaded chain with clasp at top. From the Atocha (1622), with original Fisher certificate 85A-215103 (tag missing).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, Grade 1, ex-Atocha (1622), mounted cross-side out in 14K gold pendant with shackle bail. 33.23 grams total. Choice coin with nice full cross, the shield similarly well detailed and nearly complete with only a bit of doubling, assayer a bit weak but certain, custom-mounted with four prongs. From the Atocha (1622), with original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-117883.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 3, ex-Atocha (1622), mounted cross-side out in 14K gold pendant with fixed bail. 14.64 grams total. Silvery piece with some edge corrosion yet showing nice details in the partial cross and shield, assayer just visible along with partial date. (Note: Bezel weighs about 5.27 grams, given the coin's certified weight of 9.37 grams.). From the Atocha (1622), with Fisher tag 85A-132289 (certificate missing).

SPAIN, Seville, cob 8 reales, 1622, assayer not visible, very rare, Grade 2, ex-Santa Margarita (1622), mounted cross-side out in 14K gold pendant with fixed bail. 28.70 grams total. Very rare as dated to the same year as its sinking, with bold 22 visible above a nice full cross, the shield rather corroded with a little detail showing through, securely set in a custom pendant setting. From the Santa Margarita (1622), with original Fisher tag and photo-certificate 2465.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer D, ex-"Lucayan Beach Wreck" (ca. 1628), mounted shield-side out in fancy silver bezel and chain from the 1960s. 60 grams total. Popular shipwreck coin mounted in a fancy pendant setting with a nearly complete (if a little off-center) cross facing outward, polished shield side with clear mintmark and assayer along with part of the date (possibly 1627/6 but not certain), thick scratch and spot of encrustation there as well, desirable as accompanied by its Spink box and certificate. From the "Lucayan Beach Wreck (ca. 1628), with original clamshell box and small certificate from Spink (1960s).

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible, ex-Concepción (1641), mounted shield-side out in 14K gold pendant with shackle bail. 28.42 grams total. Nice bold shield details facing out, partial cross with some doubling, wrapped in a custom bezel setting. From the Concepción (1641).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer E (1650s), ex-"Jupiter Wreck" (1659), mounted pillars-side out in 14K gold pendant with swivel bail. 15.65 grams total. Richly toned piece with bold pillars showing off a clear denomination 4 and assayer E yet the date is not visible, some off-center cross detail on the other side with a few digits of the date barely visible but not certain, mounted with four prongs in a circular setting. From the "Jupiter Wreck (1659), with certificate.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 1 real, 1658 E, ex-Joanna (1682), mounted cross-side out in men's 18K gold ring. 28.67 grams total. Nice full cross with clear date below and assayer at right, wrapped in silver band and set into the top of a size 11 gold ring. From the Joanna (1682), pedigreed to the Steve Valentine Collection, with original certificate from the salvor/conservator.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayer not visible, neat shape, ex-1715 Fleet, mounted cross-side out in 14K gold pendant with shackle bail. 32.25 grams total. Very interestingly shaped cob with bold partial cross, some upper shield and crown detail on the other side, dull gray surfaces with very little corrosion, secured in a custom-wrapped bezel following the coin's unique shape. From the 1715 Fleet.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, (1705-12) J, fish-shaped flan, ex-1715 Fleet, mounted in 14K gold wire pendant with jump-ring. 30.47 grams total. Interesting shape (like a fish) with bold, nearly complete cross that's a little off-center, bottom half of shield quite strong with assayer visible to left, nice surfaces with very minor corrosion, wrapped in a custom pendant setting. From the 1715 Fleet (Rathman's site, found in 1980), with photo-certificate from the finder (Buddy Martin).

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 1 real, 1696 VR, ex-1715 Fleet, mounted pillars-side out in 14K gold pendant with fixed bail. 4.04 grams total. Richly toned piece with bold date between pillars, partial cross with second date visible below, rare date and type from the 1715 Fleet, nicely set in a custom pendant setting. From the 1715 Fleet, with photo-certificate.

MEXICO, Mexico City, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1783 FF, ex-Cazador (1784), mounted in 14K gold pendant with shackle bail. 29.87 grams total. Nice AU piece with bold design details and clear date as the saltwater corrosion is confined to the edges, quite lustrous with light golden toning all over, securely mounted in the pendant with four prongs. From the Cazador (1784), with original tag and certificate 16579 from the salvor.

MEXICO, Mexico City, bust 1 real, Charles III, 1783 FF, ex-Cazador (1784), mounted in 14K gold pendant with shackle bail. Yonaka-M1.83; KM-78.2; Cal-438. 5.34 grams total. Nice bust and clear date, silvery AU with some surface corrosion, fastened into a round bezel setting. From the Cazador (1784), with certificate.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1747 q, mounted cross-side out in 14K gold pendant with fixed bail. 17.18 grams total. Nice silvery AU with a strong and nearly complete cross, bold date between pillars plus clear assayer, securely set in a thick bezel.

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 2 reales, 1760 V-Y, mounted pillars-side out in 14K gold pendant with fixed bail. 9.87 grams total. Nice bold date and assayer between pillars, strong and full cross with second date visible below, attributable to Charles III by assayer, mounted in a custom-shaped bezel.

NETHERLANDS (United), Utrecht, gold ducat, 1648, mounted knight-side out in 18K gold pendant with fixed bail and diamonds. Fr-284; Delm-963; KM-7.1. 17.47 grams total. Well-detailed ducat with full knight detail and complete legends, rich golden surfaces, securely set into a decorative bezel highlighted with diamonds.

ANCIENT GREEK, Kings of Macedon, Ake-Ptolemais mint, AR tetradrachm, Alexander III ("the Great"), posthumous issue, 316-315 BC, mounted head-side out in 14K gold pendant with fixed bail and three prongs. 24.49 grams total. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress / Zeus seated left, holding eagle in right hand, sceptre in left. Hefty piece (typical of the denomination) in a sturdy, custom, flat-sided bezel, rich in detail but slightly off center.

ANCIENT GREEK, Kings of Macedon, AR drachm, Alexander III ("the Great"), 336-323 BC, mounted head-side out in 14K gold pendant with fixed bail. 5.16 grams total. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress / Zeus seated left, holding eagle in right hand, sceptre in left. Dainty flat-sided bezel with four prongs, bright non-toned XF coin, very well centered.

ANCIENT GREEK, Troas, Tenedos, AR hemidrachm, 550-470 BC, mounted janiform-head out in 14K gold ring. 5.52 grams total. size 7. Archaic janiform head / Labrys (double axe) within incuse square. Pretty tri-pronged shank setting, small and lightweight as for a woman, the coin VF.

ANCIENT GREEK, Miletus, pair of 1/12 staters, 525-494 BC, mounted star-side out in 14K gold post earrings. 5.07 grams total. Stellate floral pattern within incuse square / forepart of roaring lion. Lightweight custom gold teardrop bezels around very small coins, with gold ball-in-post settings above linked by two jump rings.

BYZANTINE EMPIRE, Constantinople mint, AV solidus, Constans II, 641-668 AD, mounted head-side out in 18K gold pendant with fixed bail. 7.95 grams total. Crowned and draped bust facing, holding globus cruciger / Cross potent set on three steps. Lovely XF coin mounted in dainty custom setting of high-karat gold flat-sided bezel, four prongs and bail. With Sedwick certificate.

BYZANTINE EMPIRE, Constantinople mint, AV histamenon nomisma, Michael VII, 1071-1078 AD, mounted Christ-side out in 14K gold pendant with fixed bail. 10.47 grams total. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / Crowned facing bust of Michael, wearing loros, holding labarum with pellet on shaft and globus cruciger. Large thin XF coin, typically cupped planchet, with pale golden surfaces, well centered in custom rounded-wire bezel.

Lead box top or base, partially encrusted, ex-"Golden Fleece Wreck" (ca. 1550). 60.61 grams. Roughly 2¼" x 1½" x 1/8". Solid rectangular piece with a hole in each corner, part of one edge missing, encrusted in places on each side. Artifacts from this wreck are quite rare. From the "Golden Fleece Wreck" (ca. 1550), with certificate.

Important silver folio (votive pedestal), ex-Atocha (1622), ex-Barfield. 242 grams. 4¼" tall. Labeled as a "folio" on the Treasure Salvors certificate, this mysterious item is similar to four examples in the Christie's 1988 Atocha sale listed as hollow, tapered, silver columns (all found tightly packed in wooden chests in the cargo area) with possible religious or ceremonial purpose, based on the fact that other examples in the Museo de America in Madrid were described as "pruebas en plata de aras votivas," or silver proofs of votive pedestals. In our opinion, "silver votive pedestal" would be the most sensible description since we do not know what "folio" refers to. This example is in great condition, cast in two halves in thick and solid silver, perfectly intact with all exterior symbols visible in relief (these in fact more ornate and mysterious than the Christie's examples), just a bit dark in color and with spots of encrustation here and there. From the Atocha (1622), with original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-A431, pedigreed to the Barfield Collection.

Silver candlestick holder (stem) , ex-Atocha (1622). 412 grams total. 6½" long. Solid and recognizable but a bit battered and chipped, with threaded bottom for screwing into a heavy base, cast in two parts with obvious seam down both sides (separated in places), greenish encrustation in crevices. From the Atocha (1622), with original Fisher photo-certificate 85A-A077.

Silver plate, encrusted but intact, ex-Atocha (1622). 588 grams total. 9½" in diameter. Small but typical shallow dish with 1½" rim and 1" deep bowl, encrusted in white on back side, the top gray, with small piece missing under the slightly split rim, otherwise intact. From the Atocha (1622), with original Fisher photo-certificate 131, pedigreed to Sedwick Auction 11 (lot 1415) and Sedwick Auction 13, with original lot-tag 1906.

Large natural emerald, 6.60 carats, ex-Atocha (1622). Roughly ½" x ½" x ¼". Rather large, light-to-medium green amorphous stone with lots of inclusions, knobby edges, and mostly flat on one side. From the Atocha (1622), with original plastic tag and Fisher certificate 3160LT.

Tiny gold bead, 0.16 gram, ex-Atocha (1622), ex-Lippman. Roughly ¼" diameter. Dainty bead, surely originally part of a larger piece of jewelry, with small hole on each end for stringing, the outside smooth and round with a central seam. From the Atocha (1622), with original Fisher plastic tag and photo-certificate 88A-0198, and pedigreed to the Noel Lippman Collection.

Complete (long) iron spike, professionally conserved, ex-Atocha (1622). 320 grams. 11" long. Long, sharp spike with full head and square shank, somewhat corroded but thoroughly stabilized and now black all over. From the Atocha (1622), with Fisher plastic tag and photo-certificate 04A-71110.

Impressive gold chain, 277 links, 91.2 grams, 21K, ex-Santa Margarita (1622). 37¾" long (without the custom clasp). An imposing but useful length of original chain consisting of solid, smooth, round links in high-grade gold, much heavier than it looks, in fact identical in design but even longer than a chain from the same wreck that sold in the 1988 Christie's auction, the unstated purpose of such chains (besides adornment) being a way to avoid heavy taxation on gold in colonial times. Excellent condition, a rare opportunity to own a certified and wearable piece of genuine 1622-Fleet gold treasure. (XRF tested at 21K gold.) NOTE: This chain comes with a custom-made (extra 2.46-gram) gold clasp for wearing. Featured on back cover of printed catalog. From the Santa Margarita (1622), with original Fisher photo-certificate and plastic tag 07M-83756. Click here to access the full digital flipbook catalog 39

Lot of four small, natural pearls with original Fisher certificates, 0.1 to 0.13 carats each, all Grade 1B, ex-Santa Margarita (1622). Small natural pearls (3 mm each or less) with varying nacre, from a find of 16,000 pearls on this wreck in 2007. Enlarged catalog images with a millimeter scale. Certificates 83782-4094 and -4642 are 0.13 carat each; certificates 83782-4968 and -5413 are 0.1 carat each. From the Santa Margarita (1622), with original Fisher photo-certificates 83782-4094, 4642, 4968 and 5413.

Lot of two tiny natural pearls with original Fisher certificates, 0.07 carat each, both Grade 1B, ex-Santa Margarita (1622). Very small (approximately 3mm each) pearls with varying nacre, from a find of 16,000 small pearls on this wreck in 2007. Enlarged catalog images with a millimeter scale. From the Santa Margarita (1622), with original photo-certificates 83782-6114 and -6735.

Earthenware olive jar neck, ex-"Dry Tortugas Wreck" (ca. 1622). 242 grams. 3¾" in diameter; 1½" tall. The thick round top to an orangish olive jar, nicely preserved, with certificate number inked onto the piece over Wite-Out, rare provenance with original certification. From the "Dry Tortugas Wreck" (ca. 1622), with original certificate TOR-90-2660-CR from the salvors.

"Hatcher Cargo" Chinese blue-on-white porcelain bowl, octagonal shape, transitional period (1627-1662), ex-Chinese junk wreck of ca. 1645. 62 grams. 3¾" diameter, 2" tall. Small, light, octagonal bowl decorated with eight panels containing flowering plants, just a couple of small chips in rim and lots of interior crazing. Pedigreed to the "Hatcher Collection" of porcelains from a ca.-1645 Chinese junk wreck in the South China Sea and Christie's (Amsterdam) auction of March 1984, with original lot-sticker 381 (group lot) on bottom.

"Hatcher Cargo" Chinese blue-on-white porcelain bowl, octagonal shape, transitional period (1627-1662), ex-Chinese junk wreck ca. 1645. 68 grams. 3¾" diameter, 2" tall. Small, light, octagonal bowl decorated with eight panels containing flowering plants, intact and saturated with color. Pedigreed to the "Hatcher Collection" of porcelains from a ca.-1645 Chinese junk wreck in the South China Sea and Christie's (Amsterdam) auction of March 1984, with original lot-sticker 381 (group lot) inside.

Six-link section of an exceptionally ornate gold belt, 106.72 grams total, fineness 21K, ex-Maravillas (1656), ex-Barfield, Marx Plate, Weller Plate. 9½" long. This fabulous artifact consists of six diamond-shaped links in ornate scrollwork of marvelously fine craftsmanship in high-karat gold (XRF tested at 21K), no doubt rather valuable even in its own time, in as-found condition coated here and there with light white coral, a significant showpiece that surely once belonged to Spanish royalty. These six links are part of a long belt that was found in sections, starting with five links recovered during Bob Marx's work on the Maravillas in the summer of 1974 by diver Dick Anderson, who wrote about it (among other things) in his article "More Treasure from the World's Richest Wreck" in Argosy Magazine's 1976 Treasure Hunting Annual, which opens with a picture of him holding the five links (big smile, of course), a photo that was reproduced in Marx's 1979 book Diving for Adventure. In 1976, Anderson thought it was a bracelet, but examination of portraits of 17th Spanish royalty revealed that the links were just a section of a long belt, which Marx acknowledged in 1979. Marx's 1982 book Quest for Treasure shows a picture of that chain of five links too, with a comment that they did not find the entire belt, just those five links. Eventually, though, twenty-eight more links were found on the wreck, thus completing a thirty-three-link belt, as pictured in Marx's 1998 book Deep, Deeper, Deepest, captioned as "recovered by Marx." Each link is connected to the next by means of two easily removable stud-links with matching design, so that anyone could modify the length as needed. This six-link segment originates from a larger group of sixteen acquired by Bob "Frogfoot" Weller and later incorporated into a private collection. It speaks to the importance of this artifact that various forms of the whole belt are pictured in at least four of Bob Marx's books (and one of Weller's). We encourage potential bidders to consider the stature of this piece as a sort of "Queens Jewels" like what you see in Royal museums around the world; we are all extremely fortunate to have the chance to own such a thing today. From the Maravillas (1656), pedigreed to the Barfield Collection, plated on page 39 of Bob Marx's book Diving for Adventure (1979), page 236 of his book Quest for Treasure (1982), photo-plate opposite page 27 of his book Sunken Treasure: How to Find It, page 322 of his book Deep, Deeper, Deepest (1998), and page 160 of Bob "Frogfoot" Weller's book Galleon Alley (2001), with photo-certificates, accompanied by a copy of Argosy Magazine's 1976 Treasure Hunting Annual containing Dick Anderson's article. Click here to access the full digital flipbook catalog 39

Elegant rectangular-link gold chain, 23.86 grams total, fineness 20K, ex-Maravillas (1656), ex-Weller, ex-Barfield. 22" long; each link 6 mm x 4 mm. Not your typical "money chain" (a 17th century form of tax evasion), this is a dainty chain of unique design, consisting of 146 flat, thin, rectangular links of rich-colored, high-karat gold (XRF tested at 20K), once part of a 66"-long chain found on the wreck in 1979-80 and divided into three necklaces of 22" each, with two links at each end joined to make a sort of clasp (no modern material), not overly secure but functional, thereby making a wearable artifact from one of the richest treasure wrecks to be salvaged in our time. From the Maravillas (1656), with photo-certificate from Bob "Frogfoot" Weller, pedigreed to the Barfield Collection.

Large natural emerald, 6.5 carats, ex-Maravillas (1656). Roughly ¾" x ½" x ¼". A big green rock, very dark and not too "washed out," with some brown on the side that appears to be encrustation but could be crystal matrix, not gem quality but a valuable artifact. From the Maravillas, with hand-signed certificate from Frank and Daniel Sedwick, and pedigreed to Sedwick Auction 3, with original lot-tag 978.

Iron barshot, professionally conserved, complete and intact, ex-Maravillas (1656), ex-Humphreys. 6.71 lbs (3046 grams). 12" long. Typical barshot with two cylindrical pucks (2½" in diameter and 2" thick) connected by a long bar (7½" long), used as a whirling projectile designed to cause maximum damage to a ship's sails, rusty and corroded but stable, particularly desirable from this popular wreck. From the Maravillas (1656), with original Herbert Humphreys photo-certificate.

Bulbous lead inkwell, ex-Joanna (1682). 572 grams. 1¾" tall x 2¼" diameter. A very simple, somewhat hemispherical inkwell made of lead to keep it in place, lightly encrusted, first of this design we have ever seen from a wreck. From the Joanna (1682), pedigreed to Sedwick Auction 8, with original lot-tag 2433 and small (generic) certificate from the salvors.

Gold-plated silver Columbus statue for religious processionals, ex-1715 Fleet. approx. 17 inches tall and 2.8 lbs (total) Research and careful reassembly (per the accompanying photo) revealed that this fascinating artifact, consisting of three main parts and several small pieces (as found), the main part filled with encrustation, is a three-tiered gold vermeil sacramental with Columbus statue at top of a type used in religious processions in the streets of Spanish colonial cities in the Americas. The use of Columbus on a New World church relic is not unusual, as the Spanish culture revered him as the original vehicle for spreading Christianity in the Americas. XRF results: mostly around 30% to 50% gold silver, with parts as high as 67% gold and 31% silver, but some parts as low as 98% silver and 1% gold. From the 1715 Fleet, with Sedwick photo-certificate from 2008 and Karen McKee certificate from 2007, pedigreed to the Trabucco Treasure Auction '93 (January 1993). Note: The photo with the black background shows the piece assembled for exhibition using clay as temporary support.

Small gold ring with pyramid pattern, 4.62 grams, size 4, approx. 12K, ex-1715 Fleet. ¾" in diameter, ¼" wide. Small (by today's standards but not at the time of manufacture), well-made ring with twelve four-sided gold pyramid shapes around the perimeter, no engraving on the interior, typically low fineness. From the 1715 Fleet (Corrigan's site, found in 1982), with photo-certificate from the finder (Buddy Martin).

Small, octagonal, silver button with engraved design, ex-1715 Fleet. 1.06 grams. ½" in diameter. Thin, handmade button with hash mark decorations on front, loop missing on back, rather petite and lightweight. From the 1715 Fleet (Douglass Beach site, found in 1974), with photo-certificate from the finder (Buddy Martin).

Natural emerald, 7.95 carats, ex-1715 Fleet. Roughly ½" x ½" x ¼". Large, occluded medium-green stone with dark encrustation on one side, roughly rectangular in shape. From the 1715 Fleet, with small certificate signed by Frank Noga.

Small iron cannonball, professionally conserved, ex-1715 Fleet (Weller), ex-Wurl. 1105 grams. 2½" diameter. Solid little piece, dark brown patina, minor pitting overall. From the 1715 Fleet, recovered by Bob "Frogfoot" Weller on the Douglass Beach site, pedigreed to the Edward Barton Wurl Collection, with printed list.

Brass gimbal from the ship's compass, ex-1715 Fleet. 2.6 grams total. About 7" in diameter; the strips about ½" wide. Two thin bands of metal, one (the outer ring) with holes in it for holding the other (the inner ring), the outer piece with a small section missing but the inner one nearly whole, used to hold a compass level no matter the pitch of the ship, a rare and important artifact even if not completely intact. From the 1715 Fleet, with photo-certificate, and pedigreed to Sedwick Auction 2 (lot 454).

Parker 75 fountain pen made in 1965 from 1715 Fleet silver, in original presentation box. Box: 6-5/8" x 3¾" x 1½". As mentioned in his book Pieces of Eight, Kip Wagner's Real Eight Co. was badly in need of money when investor Ken Parker came forward with the idea to melt down 4,000 oz. of silver cobs from the 1715 Fleet and turn them into popular fountain pens (limited to 4,821 units) to sell at $75 each (triple the normal retail price for their pens), a small fortune in 1965 for anyone but wealthy executives. But it is not just the pen that makes these collectibles valuable: You have to have the whole package, with the box and certificates and booklets. This offering has it all, including the green-felt pouch that is often missing. The pen itself shows the customary Parker 75 crosshatch pattern on the outside but with the all-important "SPANISH TREASURE FLEET - 1715" embossed around the center and also with the oM mintmark for Mexico and the Mexican eagle in the gold accents at either end. (For more information, see http://www.parker75.com.). With original hinged box that shows a map on top, a diagram of a galleon inside, inspection certificate/guarantee 79914 , small booklet, and a notarized certificate with Kip Wagner signature.

Earthenware "olive" jar with wooden stand, ex-Guadalupe (1724). 8.3 lbs (3769 grams) total. Roughly 10½" tall, 9" at shoulders. Intact beehive olive jar with rounded bottom, visible ring-turned design around body, large rolled lip, bits of encrustation all over including coral and shells (and a loose shell inside too), and light-orange appearance, with metal chain and tag stating that it came specifically from the Guadalupe site. Pick up recommended; special shipping costs apply. From the Guadalupe (1724), with original certificate from Captain Tracy Bowden through his contract with the Dominican Republic and copy of the article "Graveyard of the Quicksilver Galleons" by Mendel Peterson from the December 1979 issue of National Geographic.

Encrusted earthenware "olive" jar, ex-Guadalupe-Tolosa (1724). 6.2 lbs (2819 grams) total. Roughly 12" tall; 8" in diameter at shoulders. Beehive olive jar with rounded bottom, intact except for one small hole at shoulder, large rolled lip, almost completely encased in encrustation with a few large chunks of coral and worm rings around half of the shoulder. Pick up recommended; special shipping costs apply. From Guadalupe-Tolosa (1724), with original certificate from Captain Tracy Bowden through his contract with the Dominican Republic and copy of the article "Graveyard of the Quicksilver Galleons" by Mendel Peterson from the December 1979 issue of National Geographic signed by Bowden.

Small, clear shot-glass with ornate etched design, ex-Guadalupe-Tolosa (1724). 67 grams. 3" tall. Lightweight clear hand-blown glass shot-glass with semicircular etched designs around rim, small nick in rim but otherwise remarkably intact. From the Guadalupe-Tolosa (1724), with original certificate from Captain Tracy Bowden through his contract with the Dominican Republic and copy of the article "Graveyard of the Quicksilver Galleons" by Mendel Peterson from the December 1979 issue of National Geographic.

Copper wire-wrapped wooden knife handle with brass pommel and encrustation, ex-Guadalupe-Tolosa (1724). 77 grams. 5" long. Well preserved handle with lots of the original braided wire wrapped around a wooden core, intact round pommel with diamond-shaped designs, preserved encrustation clinging to the wire and core, very attractive for display. From the Guadalupe-Tolosa (1724), with original certificate from Captain Tracy Bowden through his contract with the Dominican Republic and copy of the article "Graveyard of the Quicksilver Galleons" by Mendel Peterson from the December 1979 issue of National Geographic.

Lot of two small brass sewing instruments (thimble and scissors), ex-Guadalupe-Tolosa (1724). 14 grams total. scissors 2" long; thimble ½" tall, ¾" in diameter. Most of a pair of decorative brass scissors (the iron blades long gone), held together with a piece of wire, one of the oval loops caked with encrustation, with decorative markings and scrollwork on the shaft; the other piece an open-tip thimble, intact, with the usual dotted markings around the perimeter. From the Guadalupe-Tolosa (1724), with original certificate from Captain Tracy Bowden through his contract with the Dominican Republic and copy of the article "Graveyard of the Quicksilver Galleons" by Mendel Peterson from the December 1979 issue of National Geographic.

Lot of three brass buckles, ex-Guadalupe-Tolosa (1724). 32 grams total. 1½" to 2½" wide, ¼" to ½" tall. Intact rectangular buckles of various sizes and design, two with a horizontal bar in the middle and one without (used for shoes and straps, not waist belts), all in very good condition with minor pitting. From the Guadalupe-Tolosa (1724), with original certificate from Captain Tracy Bowden through his contract with the Dominican Republic and copy of the article "Graveyard of the Quicksilver Galleons" by Mendel Peterson from the December 1979 issue of National Geographic.

Heavily encrusted iron spike, ex-Guadalupe and Tolosa (1724). 757 grams total. Roughly 9" x 3½" x 3¼". Large spike, still recognizable as such amid a heavy cocoon of dull gray ocean encrustation, attractive pieces of coral affixed here and there. From Guadalupe-Tolosa (1724), with original certificate from Captain Tracy Bowden through his contract with the Dominican Republic and copy of the article "Graveyard of the Quicksilver Galleons" by Mendel Peterson from the December 1979 issue of National Geographic signed by Bowden.

Half of an iron barshot, professionally conserved, ex-1733 Fleet ("Coffins Patch" site). 15.4 lbs (7030 grams) total. Ball diameter 4½"; 7¼" long total. A complete and sturdy ball with square-shanked bar segment protruding, shiny black all over, stable and uncorroded except for a small patch on the ball. Pedigreed to Sedwick Auction 11 (lot 1433).

Wooden knife handle, ex-Hollandia (1743). 32.36 grams. Roughly 3½" long. Well preserved cylindrical handle, the blade long gone, its wood completely intact and ornately engraved. From the Hollandia (1743), with original certificate from the salvors.

Lidded Chinese porcelain bowl with original letter from ca. 1895 attesting to 1875 salvage, ex-Götheborg (1745). 637 grams total. 5" tall, 7" diameter. Impressive bowl and lid exhibiting a blue floral design under glaze with gold overlays and brightly colored enamel butterflies and flowers added, a rare intact piece from the East Indiaman Götheborg whose cargo was laden with ceramics from China. Even the accompanying letter has antique value, handwritten in cursive on aged paper, stating "Recovered (with others) in the year 1875 from the wreck of the Barque 'Göteborg,' in the East India Merchant Service which ran aground at a place now called Göteborgegrundet (coast of Sweden) in the year 1745." The letter goes on to say the artifact was "Recovered by divers after it had been submerged 130 years" (i.e., 1875) and "therefore nearly 150 years old," which establishes that the letter was written ca. 1895. Modern salvage of the ship took place in the 1980s, and a Swedish replica of the ship was launched in June 2003, but we have no evidence that any other artifacts from this wreck are in private hands. From the Götheborg, with small, handwritten letter attesting to its salvage in 1875.

Chinese porcelain lidded teapot, ex-"Nanking Cargo" (1752). 453 grams total. 4" tall, 9" long. Intact vessel with much brownish paint remaining, its design featuring a fenced garden with peonies issuing from a rocky terrace, listed in the Christie's auction as a "bullet-shaped teapot." From the "Nanking Cargo" (1752), pedigreed to Christie's Amsterdam auction of April/May 1986, lot 2138.

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain saucer, Imari Pavilion pattern, ex-"Nanking Cargo" (1752). 58 grams. 4½" diameter; ½" deep. Classic "Imari Pavilion" design with deep cobalt coloring and full glaze, intact with flecks of gold paint outlining blue designs. From the "Nanking Cargo" (1752), with certificate.

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain saucer, Pagoda Riverscape pattern, ex-"Nanking Cargo" (1752). 66 grams. 4½" diameter, ¾" tall. With lustrous glaze and deep cobalt color, a well-detailed and dainty piece in the Pagoda Riverscape pattern, not to be confused with the much more common Imari Pavilion style. From the "Nanking Cargo" (1752), with large lot-sticker 414/24 on bottom.

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain teacup, Pagoda Riverscape pattern, ex-"Nanking Cargo" (1752). 53 grams. 3" diameter, 1½" tall. Lustrous, intact with deep cobalt glaze, executed in the Pagoda Riverscape pattern, not to be confused with the Imari Pavilion style that is much more common. From the "Nanking Cargo" (1752), with lot-sticker 416/24 on bottom.

Small brass key for chest or box, ex-Colossus (1798). 5 grams. 1½" long. Hand-forged piece with brassy details, semicircular handle, interesting shape of lock mechanism, probably for a chest or box. From the Colossus (1798), with certificate from the salvors.

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain bowl, ex-Diana (1817). 265 grams. 5½" diameter, 2" tall. Described in the Christie's catalog as a "blue and white conical bowl, the exterior painted with ribboned emblems and a hatched band," intact and rather plain, from a group-lot of 26 pieces in the auction and one of nearly 24,000 intact pieces recovered from this India-bound ship out of China, sunk in rough weather. From the Diana (1817), pedigreed to the Christie's (Amsterdam) "Diana Cargo" auction of March 1995, with original lot-sticker 412/26 on bottom.

Rare pair of gold-and-citrine cufflinks, ex-Fame (1822). 16.91 grams total. Roughly 1" x ¾". Two large, heavy, octagonal yellow stones set in a thick gold setting, on the underside of which are two bars across to allow for threading of an attachment. One cufflink is rich with dark brown sedimentation attached to one side, the other is clear with just a little bit of encrustation having found its way in between the stone and setting, a very rare piece of shipwreck jewelry, the first non-coin items we have ever offered from this wreck. From the Fame (1822), pedigreed to the Steve Valentine Collection, with original certificates from the salvor/conservator.

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain saucer, bamboo and flowering peony motif, ex-Tek Sing (1822). 234 grams. 6" diameter; 1" deep. Intact, with some leaching of cobalt color of a floral scene with peony and bamboo. From the Tek Sing (1822), with Nagel Auctions lot-sticker.

Gold buckle with ring clasp, 3.84 grams, fineness 14K, rare, ex-S.S. Central America (1857), ex-Barfield. Buckle roughly 1¼" x 1½". Small, rectangular buckle with ornate scrollwork around the outside and on the flower-type loop above it, the three-pronged buckle bar having come loose from its pivots because the tiny (probably brass) pins that held it in place are missing, XRF tested at 14K. From the S.S. Central America (1857), with certificate, pedigreed to the Barfield Collection.

First Class cabin steward's linen closet key with LC 19 on round tag, rare, ex-S.S. Central America (1857), ex-Barfield. 41.78 grams total. 4½" long (key and tag together). Recovered in 2014 from the purser's safe, port-side debris field, an iron linen-closet key with a round tag LC 19, intact, with some ring-turned designs along shaft, tiny bits of pitting and encrustation here and there. From the S.S. Central America (1857), with certificate, pedigreed to the Barfield Collection.

Wooden domino (five | five), ex-Royal Charter (1859). 9 grams. 1½" x ¾" x 1/8". Typical rectangular-shaped piece with each end containing five spots (or pips or dots), reddish brown encrustation nestled inside, the ends separated by a dividing line. The back is plain wood, a light brown all over. The steamer Royal Charter, built in 1855, sank near Anglesey, Wales, during a storm on October 2, 1859, while finishing a voyage from Melbourne, Australia, to Liverpool, England. Many passengers were gold miners traveling with their cargo of gold coins and Australian gold nuggets. Of the nearly 470 passengers and crew, only 39 survived. From the Royal Charter (1859), with certificate from the salvors and book Life and Death on the 'Royal Charter', by Chris and Lesley Holden (2009).

Stephen Sweet's infallible liniment glass bottle, with stand, ex-S.S. Republic (1865). 103 grams. 5" tall x 2" X 1". With STEPHEN SWEET'S INFALLIBLE LINIMENT imprinted on the sides of this small, light-green bottle, the remedy inside was for "rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, lumbago, stiff neck and joints, sprains, bruises, cuts and wounds, piles, headache and all rheumatic nervous disorders," in other words, for just about anything; intact with bits of sand in the bottom. From the S.S. Republic (1865), with original tag and certificate R-04-02706-BE-003 from the salvors.

Glass spice or condiment bottle, with stand, ex-S.S. Republic (1865). 153 grams. 6" tall x 2" x 1". Small opaque green glass bottle with bits of encrustation here and there, intact. From the S.S. Republic (1865), with original tag and certificate R-04-03499-BE-001 from the salvors.

Octagonal dark brown glass snuff bottle with W imprint, with stand, ex-S.S. Republic (1865). 172 grams. 4" tall x 2½" x 1½". Touted as a cure for "Nearly All Common Diseases of the Head, Except Wrong-Headedness," a nearly unmarked bottle (W imprinted on bottom) that contained tobacco, which became popular as a cure in the early 1830s. From the S.S. Republic (1865), with original tag and certificate R-04-03487-BE-001 from the salvors.

H.T. Helmbold's genuine fluid extracts glass bottle, with stand, ex-S.S. Republic (1865). 155 grams. 6¼" tall x 2" x 1¾". With H.T.HELMBOLD GENUINE FLUID EXTRACTS PHILADELPHIA embossed on sides, a light green bottle with white sedimentation lining the interior, the extract made from the buchu plant, a small woody shrub used in South Africa by indigenous peoples as a traditional medicine for irritations of the bladder and urethra and for disease of the prostate. From the S.S. Republic (1865), with original tag and certificate R-04-02921-BE-002 from the salvors.

Small round glass medicine bottle, with stand, ex-S.S. Republic (1865). 45 grams. 4" tall, 1¼" diameter at base. Wide-mouthed, light-green glass bottle, delicate and intact, with bit of old cork inside. From the S.S. Republic (1865) with original tag and certificate R-04-02596-BE-019 from the salvors.

Small ceramic jar without lid, with stand, ex-S.S. Republic (1865). 176 grams. 3" tall, 2½" diameter at base. White with red staining, round ceramic jar without lid, crazing all over but intact. From the S.S. Republic (1865) with original tag and certificate R-04-02378-CR from the salvors.

Parrish medicinal glass bottle, with stand, ex-S.S. Republic (1865). 112 grams. 4¾" tall, 2" diameter at base. Clear glass bottle with PARRISH PHILADA embossed on shoulder, intact. Edward Parrish was a pioneering Philadelphia pharmacist in the mid-1800s. From the S.S. Republic (1865) with original tag and certificate R-04-01633-BE from the salvors.

Phalon's Magic Hair Dye No. 1 glass bottle, with stand, ex-S.S. Republic (1865). 41 grams. 3¼" tall x 1" x 1". Small, intact light-green glass bottle with square shoulders, PHALON'S MAGIC HAIR DYE No 1 197 BROADWAY N.Y. embossed on sides, some sediment inside. From the S.S. Republic (1865) with original tag and certificate R-04-02648-BE-006 from the salvors.

F.K. long neck glass pill bottle, with stand, ex-S.S. Republic (1865). 11 grams. 3¼" tall, ¾" diameter at base. Tiny clear glass bottle with F K embossed on side, intact, probably used as a pill bottle as stated on certificate, or as a perfume bottle. From the S.S. Republic (1865), with original tag and certificate R-04-02640-BE-005 from the salvors.

Gold ring with socket for gemstone, 2.2 grams, size 5, 12K, ex-S.S. General Abbatucci (1869). Small ladies' ring in 50% gold with ornate detail at top around a large socket where a gemstone could be placed to make for a wearable piece with romantic shipwreck allure. From the S.S. General Abbatucci (1869) and the Christie's (London) auction of October 1997, with original lot-card 251, also pedigreed to Sedwick Auction 5, with original lot-tag 1499.

Gold ring with red stone and enamel, 1.7 grams, size 7½, 12K, ex-S.S. General Abbatucci (1869). Thin, narrow band in 50% gold with lozenge-shaped top that is covered with dark red and blue enamel in an x-shaped pattern around a central red stone (probably a garnet), fully intact and wearable. From the S.S. General Abbatucci (1869) and the Christie's (London) auction of October 1997, with original lot-card 77, also pedigreed to Sedwick Auction 5, with original lot-tag 1498.

Small piece of coal recovered from the Titanic in 1994, certified as Object No. 94/0036. Roughly 5/8" x 5/8" x ½". Nice size chunk of coal sealed in a plastic bag imprinted with FRAGILE TITANIC COAL. From the RMS Titanic (1912), with custom box and small certificate from the salvors.

Clear glass serving dish, ex-Empress of Ireland (1914). 207 grams. 5" in diameter; 1" deep. Pressed glass dish, intact, with a ribbed edge and radiating sun pattern in center. This wreck is known as "Canada's Titanic," as it was the worst peacetime maritime disaster in Canadian history. In the early hours of May 29, 1914, the fog-shrouded ship was struck midship on its starboard side by the Norwegian collier Storstad. The Empress of Ireland foundered and sank in 14 minutes, with only 465 passengers and crew saved among the 1,477 on board. From the Empress of Ireland (1914), pedigreed to the collection of diver Bart Malone, past curator of the Museum of New Jersey Maritime History.

Small bronze signal cannon with yoke and stand, probably 1800s. 13 lb. 18" long. Like its much larger brethren, this compact cannon has all the working parts in miniature and is attractively patinated, in excellent (displayable) condition. The larger type of this cannon would have been mounted by yoke to the rail of a ship and aimed with tillers during close combat or for signaling purposes, this one instead mounted onto a heavy stone cylindrical stand, a great display. Pick up recommended; special shipping costs apply.

Medium-sized bronze cannonball, probably 1600s. 14 lbs. 4' in diameter. A rare solid and heavy sphere of bronze (iron being the usual metal of choice), pockmarks here and there, some sedimentation in crevices, reportedly found in southern Haiti. .

Spanish-American War brass-hilt sword dated 1898, made in Toledo, Spain. 1094 grams. Blade 27½" long, 1¼" at its widest; hilt 5¼" x 4¾". Bright steel blade with deeply stamped marking ARTA FABA [Artillería Fábrica] DE TOLEDO 1898, fairly clean except for a couple areas of surface rusting, the simple, D-shaped, rib-gripped brass hilt a French model-1808 design and nicely aged without damage. Pedigreed to Sedwick Auction 16 (lot 1080), with photocopy of photo-certificate.

Artillery saber, European (possibly German), ca. 1850s. 861 grams total. 18" from tip to hilt; 1½" at its widest; handle about 5¼" long and 3½" at its widest. Rather heavy antique sword of simple design, with brass handle perfectly intact, the steel blade complete but showing old nicks, a nice display item. Pedigreed to Sedwick Auction 2 (lot 502).

Flintlock pistol with blunderbuss barrel and mother-of-pearl inlays, 1700s. 785 grams. 15" long, 8" barrel, 1¾" bell. Ornate hand-held weapon of dark walnut stock with a brass butt plate and trigger guard, age-toned steel barrel, lock and hammer, many small mother-of-pearl geometric inlays.

Small flintlock blunderbuss pistol, European, 1800s. 1389 grams. 19" long, 9" barrel. Simple blunderbuss with steel barrel flare of 2", plain flintlock with functional S-shaped hammer, well-worn walnut stock with nicks and loss of lacquer (but attractive as such), unadorned brass butt plate and trigger guard, original metal ramrod, a nice piece for display. Pedigreed to Sedwick Auction 24, with original lot-tag 2321.

Green glass flat-sided onion bottle with encrustation, 1700s. 546 grams. 8" tall, 6½" wide, 3" deep. Rare design and first we have offered, dusty with sea sedimentation all over including a large flat shell affixed to one side, amazingly intact with some of deep green glass showing through, found in southern Haiti. Pick up recommended; special shipping costs apply. .

Green glass onion bottle, 1700s. 890 grams. 7" tall, 5" diameter. Dark "black glass" bottle with long neck and round squat body, intact with mottled dark-green surface, typical deep pontil, found in southern Haiti.

Green glass onion bottle, 1700s. 699 grams. 7" tall, 5" diameter. Typical "black glass" bottle with long neck (ending in chipped lip) and round squat body, dark green mottled exterior, deep pontil, found in southern Haiti.

Small iron "Nuremburg" chest, probably 1600s, with key. 5.2 lbs (2383 grams) total. 10½" x 5" x 5½". A sturdy, intact chest of classic design with functional two-bolt locking mechanism under the lid featuring small, gold-leaved rosette ornaments covering two pins, the outside with small, rounded handles on either side, four spherical feet on bottom, all with dark brown-black patina except for bright orange paint on the inside. We have sold several large chests of this design, but this is the first one in such a small format, no doubt designed to be a portable "money box" as opposed to a stationary safe.

Bronze mission bell, French, late 1700s to early 1800s, signed by founder Robert Dubois. 5.3 lbs (2410 grams) total. Bell 8" tall x 5½" in diameter. Made at the LePuy-en-Velay foundry in Aupuy, France, with original head-stock, painted green with hand-forged iron counterweights and clapper, raised markings of DUBOIS ROBERT AUPUY with ring-turned decorations, patinated as found, from a French estate. Pedigreed to Sedwick Auction 29, with original lot-tag 1441 and photo-certificate.

Ornate, skull-shaped clay pipe with cuprous stem, 1600s-1700s. 39 grams. Roughly 2½" long x 1¾" tall. Just about the most interesting clay pipe ever, with fully intact bowl, albeit lightly stained, in the design of a complete skull, joined to the stem with a leaf design, the copper connector green and crusty from salvage. With photo-certificate, pedigreed to Sedwick Auction 9, with original lot-tag 1972.

Ordonnance et Instruction, published by Chez Hierosme Verduffen, 1633, ex-Busto. 12" x 4" x 1". Described as a manual of "ordinance and instruction according to which money changers or collectors of gold and silver pieces shall hereafter conduct and regulate themselves," and issued by the Council of Finances of the Habsburgs to prevent money changing fraud, illegal speculation, or altering the value of currency and published in Antwerp. In original, fair condition, with handmade binding, liberally illustrated. A drawing of the Santo Domingo 10 reales is a reproduction of the earliest representation from 1576, in Plantin and Parijs. Pedigreed to the José Busto Collection.

Defensorio de las Monedas Antiguas de Oro, y Plata de España, y Demostracion de las Labradas desde el Año 1700 hasta el de 1746 Evidenciandose lo Cierto de su ley, peso, valor, y figura, by Don Vicente de Campos y González, 1759, ex-Busto. 5½" x 4" x ½". As the title states, this book details gold and silver coins from 1700-1746 minted in Spain with their fineness, weight, and value. The original light-tan leather binding intact, in very good condition, pull-out overleaf at back with drawn illustrations of coins. Pedigreed to the José Busto Collection.

Escrutinio de Maravedises y Monedas de Oro Antiguas su Valor, Reduccion, Y Cambio a las Monedas Corrientes de Escrituras, Leyes, y Pragmaticas Antiguas, y Modernas de España, by Don Pedro de Catos Benitez, 1763, ex-Busto. 8" x 6" x 1". As the title says, this book is an examination of maravedís and ancient gold coins, their value, reduction, and exchange to current coins, deduced from ancient and modern writings, laws and pragmáticas of Spain. "No. 73" is handwritten inside the back cover, with some water damage to pages, original and mostly good condition, original light-tan leather binding with two sets of leather ties to keep the book closed. Pedigreed to the José Busto Collection.

Medallas de la Proclamación de S.M. La Reina Doña Isabel II, by Don Juan Bautista Barthe, 1841, ex-Busto. 7¼" x 5" x ¾". As the title states, this little hardbound book is a recitation with illustrations of all the proclamation or coronation medals struck to mark the accession of Queen Isabel II of Spain to the throne in 1833, in good, original condition with some foxing. Pedigreed to the José Busto Collection.

Die Jules Fonrobert'sche Sammlung überseeischer Münzen und Medaillen, Vol II-a (Mexico), by Adolph Weyl, 1878, hardbound auction catalog. 10" x 7" x ½". Hardbound auction catalog of Fonrobert's sale of Mexican colonial coins and medals through the late 1800s, in German. Original, good condition with some foxing.

Las monedas coloniales hispano-americanas, by J.T. Medina, 1919, autographed. Behar-3523; Clain-Stefanelli-11475*; Mateu y Llopis-229; Roberts-152; Schaible-262. 12" x 8½" x 1¼". Hardbound from paper copy with half binding of black leather with gilt lettering to spine, decorative boards, marbled edges and end papers, contents in very good condition. This signed copy is from a limited edition of 150 printed of this rare and important classic standard reference work, comprising a true history of coinage in Spanish America with supporting documentation. From the Jorge Ortiz Murias library.

Las monedas obsidionales de Chile, by J.T. Medina, 1919, hard cover. Behar-3524; Burzio Centenario-81; Clain-Stefanelli-8602; Schaible-261. 12" x 9" x ½". Separately published excerpt from Medina's broader Las Monedas Obsidionales Hispano-Americanas bound in half calf over marbled boards, with JOM embossed in gilt on front cover, one of 150 copies printed, the title in red and black with halftone illustrations in text. There is foxing to covers and margins with pages toned at edges, fading toward the center, but complete and sound, and in very good condition. This is an attractive and highly collectible copy, seldom encountered in this form and suitable for even the most refined numismatic libraries. Untrimmed and preserved in its original state. Medina describes the pieces in detail, much as he described the medals in his collection, and reproduces photographic copies of many of them. From the Jorge Ortiz Murias library.

Compendio de las Piezas de Ocho Reales, by Gabriel Calbetó de Grau, 1970, ex-Busto. 12" x 10" x 2½". Hefty two volume hardbound set, copy #5 with special blue-board binding, gold imprinting of J.O. Busto's name in script on the covers, and personal inscriptions to Mr. Busto from Mr. Calbetó, illustrated and written in both English and Spanish, an important reference work of its time. Pedigreed to the José Busto Collection.

Original (late 1500s) copperplate engraving by Theodor de Bry (after Girolamo Benzoni) entitled “Indivolentes experiri immortalitatem Hispanorum. Salsedum Hispanum in mari suffocant". 14" x 9". Copperplate engraving from the celebrated De Bry Grand Voyages series illustrating Benzoni’s account of indigenous people testing the supposed immortality of the Spaniards by drowning one of them in the sea. The dramatic composition shows several natives forcing a Spaniard underwater while others observe from the shore, with village structures and landscape in the background. Latin title above, explanatory text below beginning with a large decorative initial Plate V at upper right, with signature marks B2 below. The scene took place in Puerto Rico during the conquest of Boriquen. Printed in the Theodor de Bry workshop in Frankfurt for the Latin edition of Benzoni’s Historia del Mondo Nuovo in the famous America series, one of the most influential illustrated publications on the early encounters between Europeans and the peoples of the New World. Clear impression with moderate toning, scattered spotting and staining including a stain visible on the verso affecting the margin area, minor edge wear. Overall good for issue. From the classic De Bry illustrated chronicles of the early Spanish presence in the Americas, among the most desirable engraved visual records of the New World produced during the late 16th century, rare in this condition.

Original (ca. 1606) large map of the Caribbean by Jodocus Hondius entitled “Cuba Insula, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Insula S. Ioannis, Margarita”. 19" x 14" map, 22½" x 18½" overall dimensions. Fine multi-panel copperplate-engraved map depicting the principal islands of the Spanish Caribbean, including Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico (Insula S. Ioannis) and Margarita, accompanied by smaller inset maps and decorative cartouches. The principal panels display detailed coastlines, rivers, settlements and relief, with engraved sea pattern and ornamental title panels. Reverse with extensive Latin text headed “Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, S. Ioannis, Margarita Insulae.” Engraved and published by Jodocus Hondius, Amsterdam, circa 1606, from the celebrated Hondius editions of the Mercator Atlas, one of the earliest widely distributed atlas series depicting the principal Spanish islands of the Caribbean during the early colonial period. In original hand-colored condition as seen with centerfold as issued, areas of toning and staining, scattered foxing and surface discoloration. Overall a presentable early atlas map of the major islands of the Spanish Caribbean.

Original (late 1600s) large map of the Greater Antilles by Vincenzo Maria Coronelli entitled “Isole Antili, La Cuba e la Spagnuola." 12" X 8" map, 17½" x 13" overall dimensions. Large copperplate-engraved map depicting the Greater Antilles, including Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and numerous surrounding islands throughout the Caribbean. Finely engraved coastlines with interior place names and navigational references across the surrounding seas. Decorative title cartouche at right reading: “Isole Antili, La Cuba e la Spagnuola Descritte e Dedicate Dal Padre Maestro Coronelli Lettore e Cosmografo della Serenissima Repubblica di Venetia All’Illustrissimo S. Sebastiano Bernardo fu dell’Ecc. S. Francesco.” Engraved by Vincenzo Maria Coronelli, the renowned Venetian cosmographer whose maps formed the foundation of the Atlante Veneto and related cartographic works documenting European knowledge of the Caribbean in the late 17th century. In original hand-colored condition as seen with folds as issued, areas of toning, staining, and surface wear, some discoloration and handling marks including marginal ink notation at right. Overall a visually appealing example of Coronelli’s mapping of the Spanish Caribbean.

Large original oil painting of the Rooswijk shipwreck by Ralph Curnow (2009). 30" x 23¾". Beautifully executed by Penzance, Cornwall, artist Ralph Curnow (brother of one of the salvors of the Rooswijk), this oil painting shows the Rooswijk at harbor before her fateful final voyage, with two Dutch men and the stern of a beached ship in the foreground, buildings and other ships in the background, tender boat with red sails carrying cargo to the Rooswijk in the water, a very accurate rendering with particularly true waves and sea (traditionally very difficult to paint but the specialty of this artist, who emphasizes lighting and shadows), signed at bottom right, framed and ready to display. Pick up recommended; special shipping costs apply. Pedigreed to Sedwick Auction 5 (lot 1644). SOLD FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE 1715 FLEET SOCIETY.