SPANISH 1590'S GOLD DOUBLOON OF 2 ESCUDOS FRAME MOUNT IN 18 KT GOLD

VERY RARE GOLD COB DOUBLOON FROM THE SPANISH EMPIRE.

A BEAUTIFUL LEGENDARY 2 ESCUDOS GOLD COB COIN FROM THE SPANISH IMPERIAL PERIOD. CREATED IN THE 16th CENTURY, BETWEEN THE 1598 AND THE 1621. WAS HAND STRUCK AT THE SEVILLA CITY MINT, DURING THE KINGDOM OF THE KING PHILLIP III. THE COIN HAVE THE MINT-MARKS LETTERS SB, THE S FOR SEVILLA AND THE B FOR THE ASSAYER MARK. THE ROMAN NUMBER II ARE IN HORIZONTAL POSITION. 

THIS DOUBLOON COIN IS MADE WITH A GOLD PURITY OF .921 parts of .999 (22 KARATS) AND HAVE A WEIGHT OF 6.87 Grams. IS PRESERVED IN A CUSTOM HAND MADE FRAME, CRAFTED IN SOLID 18 KARATS OF TEXTURED YELLOW GOLD AND IS SUITED AT TOP WITH A 8 mm BALE. CAN BE USED INTO A CHAIN OR A BRACELET.

King Phillip III

THE COIN IS PERFECTLY STRUCK, ALMOST ROUND WITH TERRIFIC SHARP DETAILS. THE JERUSALEM CROSS AND THE SPANISH COAT OF ARMS ARE COMPLETE .

THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF THIS PIECE (FRAME MOUNT & COIN) IS 11.95 Grams AND THE MEASURES ARE 34 mm (1.34 Inches) BY 25 mm (1 Inch). IS STAMPED WITH THE MAKER'S LOGO, M (FOR MICHAEL'S TREASURE COINS OF KEY WEST) AND THE HALL MARKS "MM 18 KT".

THIS TYPES OF COINS WAS TOTALLY HAND STRUCK ONE BY ONE, IN GOLD OR SILVER, THEY ARE COMMONLY NAMED COBS. GOLD DOUBLOONS ARE VERY RARE TO LOCATE AND MOSTLY ALL SPECIMENS KNOWN WAS RESCUED FROM SPANISH AND PIRATES SHIPWRECKS. THE MOST FAMOUS RECOVERED TREASURES ARE FROM THE SHIPWRECKS OF THE ATOCHA GALLEON IN 1622 AND THE 1715 FLEET, BOTH OUTSIDE THE FLORIDA COASTS.

Spanish Galleon Sinking

THIS COIN IS IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO SOLDER MARKS, FULLY PROBLEM FREE AND IN COLLECTIBLE GRADE (VF/EF). THE AUTHENTICITY IS FULLY GUARANTEED. 

AS A NOTE, THE TERM DOUBLOON, CAME FROM THE WORD DOUBLE, IN THIS CASE FOR TWO ESCUDOS. BY OTHER PART THE TERM PIECE OF EIGHT, COMMONLY SEE IN THE PIRATES LEGENDS AND SEA ADVENTURES, REFER TO A SILVER PIECE OF 8 REALES OR TO A GOLD 8 ESCUDOS (FOUR DOUBLOONS) 

AS A COMPARISON 1/2 ESCUDO HAVE THE EQUIVALENT OF A 8 REALES PIECE OR TO 1 DOLLAR FROM THE PERIOD. EACH REAL HAVE THE EQUIVALENT VALUE OF 12.5 CENTS.

INVENTORY REF: P0000CSCJ/.2872