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c. 1629 Spice Islands Wreck Spanish Coin Pendant | Handcrafted Sterling Silver Setting New Arrivals minted in Mexico City during

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minted in Mexico City during the reign of Philip III

the crowned arms of the House of Bourbon rest between the Pillars of Hercules

These were the lowest denomination coin in circulation in the Holy Lands during the time of Christ with a value of 1/400th of a silver shekel

making it a stunning yet wearable piece of history

c. 1629 Spice Islands Wreck Spanish Coin Pendant | Handcrafted Sterling Silver Setting New Arrivals minted in Mexico City duringThis extraordinary Spanish silver "Piece of Eight" carries the spirit of adventure and empire. Minted in the famed Mexico City Mint under the reign of Philip IV, this eight reales coin once journeyed across oceans aboard a Dutch ship bound for the Far East, only to be lost in a shipwreck off the coast of Indonesia around 1629. On the obverse, the coin bears the crowned Habsburg coat of arms, a testament to Spanish power, with the denomination 8

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